Rochester Stuart and Frederick Kiley (16 results)

Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Second Printing. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed, otherwise in excellent condition. 706p., including index. Size: 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Black and White Photos (illustrator). Paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

large tan & grey 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. minor scratches, soiling on rear, tiny nick at spine top, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. 2nd printing (#2 in # line). xvii+706p.+ colophon. b&w maps, photos & illustrations. 3 appendices. notes. selected bibligraphy. index. american history. military history. memoirs. biography. vietnam war. asian history. ~ Among the many horrors of the Vietnam War, some of the most brutal and, until now, least documented were the experiences of the American prisoners of war, many of whom endured the longest wartime captivity of any POWs in U.S. history. With this book, two respected scholars in the field offer a comprehensive, balanced, and authoritative account of what happened to the nearly eight hundred Americans captured in Southeast Asia. The authors were granted unprecedented access to previously unreleased materials and interviewed more than one hundred former POWs, enabling them to meticulously reconstruct the captivity record as well as produce an evocative narrative of a once sketchy and misunderstood yet key chapter of the war. Powerful and moving in its portrayal of how the prisoners sought to cope with physical and psychological ordeals under the most adverse conditions, this landmark study separates fact from fiction. Its analysis of the shifting tactics and temperaments of captive and captor as the war evolved skillfully weaves domestic political developments and battlefield action with prison scenes that alternate between Hanoi's concrete cells, South Vietnam's jungle stockades, and mountain camps in Laos. Giving due praise but never shirking from criticism, the authors describe in gripping detail dozens of cases of individual courage and resistance, from celebrated heroes like Jim Stockdale, Robinson Risner, Jeremiah Denton, Bud Day, and Nick Rowe to lesser~known legends like Ray Schrump and Medal of Honor recipient Donald Cook. Along with epic accounts of endurance under torture, breathtaking escape attempts, and remarkable prisoner communication efforts, they also reveal Code of Conduct lapses and instances of outright collaboration with the enemy. Published twenty~five years after Operation Homecoming, which brought home 591 POWs from Vietnam, this tour~de~force history is a compelling and important work that serves as a testament to the courage, faith, and will of Americans in captivity, as well as a reminder of the sometimes impossible demands made on U.S. servicemen under the Code of Conduct in prisoner of war situations. It is vividly illustrated with maps, prisoners' renderings of camps and torture techniques, and dozens of photographs, many never before published. First published by the Government Printing Office in late 1998, the study has since been amended in response to additional information provided by former POWs for this Naval Institute Press edition.…

Condition: Near Fine. xx. + 712pp. Profusely illustrated in b&w: photographs, maps, figures. xx. + 712 pages. Footnotes. Appendices 1-3; Source Notes, Index. Second Paperback Printing per print number line. HEAVY BOOK. SHIPS USPS MEDIA MAIL IN A BOX. Near Fine. Covers lightly scuffed/scrathed else a clean/tight/bright copy. NO names or writings, NO cover edge or spine creases. PAPERBACK. (6.5 x 9.75 inches).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Inscribed by author opposite Title page in black pen, "For Dennis Bartash, Who also served with great distinction. With every good wish, Stuart Rochester 11/9/99 (Your sister's good friend and strong admirer!)" First printing stated with 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 to number line. 7 x 10 Book; binding tight, mild bumping to bottom edges else boards straight and clean; mild soiling to top edge with gift inscription to front free end page in red pen and modest bump to bottom corner else text free of marks, appears gently read. Dust jacket has mild bumping to spine ends and cover edges with minor soiling to rear cover. Color sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Several photographs. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 2nd Printing. 706p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. Corners lightly bumped, but otherwise clean and tight, and jacket fully intact. Illustrated with black and white photographs, some of which are rather graphic.

1/4 Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Fifth Printing. First Naval Institute Press edition (First Trade edition)/Fifth printing in Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with minor edgewear and small closed tear to lower spine. Book is SIGNED and inscribed to former owner by both authors; Originally published in 1998 by the Office of the Secretary of Defense; 8vo; 706 pages; FSA; Signed by All Authors. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. DJ NF (1/2" edge tear). 6th Printing. 206pp. From the jacket blurb: "A comprehensive, objective, well-documented history of the POW experience that separates fact from fiction and portrays both captive and captor." Inscribed by Frederick Kiley on title page. Size: Thick Large Octavo. Signed by Author. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Fifth Printing. 706 pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Ex-library copy with usual library markings. Top board corners somewhat bumped. Slight soiling and library stamps to fore-edge. Rough spots inside the boards. Combines rigorous scholarly analysis with a moving narrative to record in detail the triumphs and tragedies of the several hundred servicemen and civilians who fought their own special war in prison camps in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Stuart I. Rochester (November 24, 1945 - July 29, 2009) was the chief historian for the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense and author and co-author of several books, including a notable account on American prisoners of war in Southeast Asia. Rochester was an authority on the comparative national defense policies of post-WW II presidential administrations. Frederick Kiley, a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War with a Ph.D. from the University of Denver, taught for many years at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. From the Publisher: The authors trace the capture and movement of U.S. servicemen and civilians through jungles and jails from the Mekong Delta to Hanoi and west and north into Cambodia, Laos, and China. They cover the rationed food, cramped and rat-infested cells, bricked windows, and camps laced by barbed wire that were the daily lot of American POWS. They address a wide range of subjects from the physical ordeal of torture to the psychological challenges of indoctrination, exploitation for propaganda purposes, and the mere passing of time under the most adverse circumstances. In examining the lives of the prisoners in captivity, the book presents a vivid, sensitive, sometimes excruciating, and even humorous account of how men sought to cope with the physical and psychological torment of imprisonment under wretched and shameful conditions.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. DJ Near Fine. 3rd Printing. From the jacket blurb: "A comprehensive, objective, well-documented history of the POW experience that separates fact from fiction and portrays both captive and captor." 206pp. Author's personalized inscription on title page. Size: Thick Large Octavo. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint 1999 very good hardback, browning to page edges, in a very good dust wrapper, corners and edges rubbed, small closed tears. No inscription. 706 pages with index. 3 Appendices. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: In fine dust jacket. Thick 8vo. 10" x 6-7/8".Beige paper covered boards. Gray cloth spine.stamped in gold. 707 pp. including extensive index Originally published in 1998 by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Historical Office. Naval Institute Press edition 1999. Illustrated with many black and white photos. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Third Printing [stated]. xiii, [3], 704 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations. Footnotes. Appendices. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Slight wear to dust jacket. Inscribed by Ted Kiley (the co-author); Inscription reads "For Julie--I hope you will find this amazing saga as moving to read as I did to write. Thank you for your interest in our former POWs. I hope we have done justice to their story. Most cordially, Ted Kiley, Air Force Academy, December 2002". This book combines rigorous scholarly analysis with a moving narrative to record in detail the triumphs and tragedies of the several hundred servicemen and civilians who fought their own special war in prison camps in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Stuart I. Rochester (November 24, 1945 - July 29, 2009) was the chief historian for the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense and author and co-author of several books, including this notable account on American prisoners of war in Southeast Asia. Rochester was an authority on the comparative national defense policies of post-WW II presidential administrations. Co-author Frederick Kiley, a USAF veteran of the Vietnam War with a Ph.D. (University of Denver), taught for years at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. "A monumental achievement, not only in its depth and breadth of treatment but in its honesty and accuracy." -Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale. This work was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Honor Bound, a collaborative effort researched and written over the course of more than a decade by historian Stuart Rochester and Air Force Academy professor and POW specialist Frederick Kiley, combines rigorous scholarly analysis with a moving narrative to record in unprecedented detail the triumphs and tragedies of the several hundred servicemen (and civilians) who fought their own special war in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia between 1961 and 1973. The authors address a gamut of subjects from the physical ordeal of torture and deprivation that required clarification of the Code of Conduct to the sometimes more onerous psychological challenges of indoctrination, adjustments to new routines and relationships, and mere coping and passing time under the most monotonous, inhospitable conditions. The volume weaves a winding trail through scores of prison camps, from large concrete compounds in the North to isolated jungle stockades in the South to mountain caves in Laos, while tracing political developments in Hanoi and Washington and the evolution of the "psywar" that placed the prisoners at the center of the conflict even as they were removed from the battlefield. From courageous resistance and ingenious methods of organization and communication to failed escapes and questionable conduct -"warts and all"- Honor Bound examines in depth the longest and perhaps most remarkable prisoner-of-war captivity in U.S. history. From the Publisher: The authors trace the capture and movement of U.S. servicemen and civilians through jungles and jails from the Mekong Delta to Hanoi and west and north into Cambodia, Laos, and China. They cover the rationed food, cramped and rat-infested cells, bricked windows, and camps laced by barbed wire that were the daily lot of American POWs. They address a wide range of subjects from the physical ordeal of torture to the psychological challenges of indoctrination, exploitation for propaganda purposes, and the mere passing of time under the most adverse circumstances. In examining the lives of the prisoners in captivity, the book presents a vivid, sensitive, sometimes excruciating, and even humorous account of how men sought to cope with the physical and psychological torment of imprisonment under wretched and shameful conditions.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Fourth Printing. 706 pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Ex-library copy with usual library markings. Top board corners somewhat bumped. Slight soiling and library stamps to fore-edge. Rough spots inside the boards. Combines rigorous scholarly analysis with a moving narrative to record in detail the triumphs and tragedies of the several hundred servicemen and civilians who fought their own special war in prison camps in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Stuart I. Rochester (November 24, 1945 - July 29, 2009) was the chief historian for the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense and author and co-author of several books, including a notable account on American prisoners of war in Southeast Asia. Rochester was an authority on the comparative national defense policies of post-WW II presidential administrations. Frederick Kiley, a USAF veteran of the Vietnam War with a Ph.D. (University of Denver), taught for years at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. From the Publisher: The authors trace the capture and movement of U.S. servicemen and civilians through jungles and jails from the Mekong Delta to Hanoi and west and north into Cambodia, Laos, and China. They cover the rationed food, cramped and rat-infested cells, bricked windows, and camps laced by barbed wire that were the daily lot of American POWs. They address a wide range of subjects from the physical ordeal of torture to the psychological challenges of indoctrination, exploitation for propaganda purposes, and the mere passing of time under the most adverse circumstances. In examining the lives of the prisoners in captivity, the book presents a vivid, sensitive, sometimes excruciating, and even humorous account of how men sought to cope with the physical and psychological torment of imprisonment under wretched and shameful conditions.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First edition by Government Printing Office in gilt-stamped orange cloth covers that remain bright, clean. DJ shelfworn with light edgewear but no tears. Pages tight, clean, unmarked. 704 pages with index, notes, selected bibliography, illustrations. . …

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xiii, [3], 704 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations. Footnotes. Appendices. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. DJ has wear, soiling, and tears and chips at the back. Combines rigorous scholarly analysis with a moving narrative to record in detail the triumphs and tragedies of the several hundred servicemen and civilians who fought their own special war in prison camps in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Stuart I. Rochester (November 24, 1945 July 29, 2009) was the chief historian for the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense and author and co-author of several books, including a notable account on American prisoners of war in Southeast Asia. Rochester was an authority on the comparative national defense policies of post-WW II presidential administrations. Frederick Kiley, a USAF veteran of the Vietnam War with a Ph.D. (University of Denver), taught for years at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. From the Publisher: The authors trace the capture and movement of U.S. servicemen and civilians through jungles and jails from the Mekong Delta to Hanoi and west and north into Cambodia, Laos, and China. They cover the rationed food, cramped and rat-infested cells, bricked windows, and camps laced by barbed wire that were the daily lot of American POWs. They address a wide range of subjects from the physical ordeal of torture to the psychological challenges of indoctrination, exploitation for propaganda purposes, and the mere passing of time under the most adverse circumstances. In examining the lives of the prisoners in captivity, the book presents a vivid, sensitive, sometimes excruciating, and even humorous account of how men sought to cope with the physical and psychological torment of imprisonment under wretched and shameful conditions.…