Into The Mouth Of The Cat: The Story of Lance Sijan, Hero of Vietnam - Hardcover

Malcolm, Mcconnell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393018997 ISBN 13: 9780393018998

Publisher: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1984

Synopsis

On the night of November 9, 1967, Sijan was ejected from his crippled fighter-bomber over the steep mountains of Laos. Although critically injured and virtually without supplies, he evaded capture in savage terrain for six weeks. Finally caught and placed in a holding camp, he overpowered his guards and escaped, only to be captured again. He resisted his interrogators to the end, and he died two weeks later in Hanoi. His courage was an inspiration to other American prisoners of war, and he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

About this title

Product Description:

Into the Mouth of the Cat Lance Sijan was always a special kind of person: as a kid growing up in the Midwest; as a cadet who made his mark in the Air Force Academy. But it took Vietnam to show how special he wasin an epic of jungle survival and prison-camp defiance.

Review:

"Gripping adventure ... suspense ... what a story. Hey, this guy was a hero!"

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc.
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0393018997
• ISBN 13: 9780393018998
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256