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Part I |
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Introduction |
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Introduction |
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CHAPTER 1 |
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The Pow Hostage Plan and Its Implementation |
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CHAPTER 2 |
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Hanoi Bound |
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CHAPTER 3 |
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American POWs Captured by the Pathet Lao |
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CHAPTER 4 |
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American POWs in North Vietnam |
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CHAPTER 5 |
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1972: The War Draws to a Close |
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Part II |
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CHAPTER 6 |
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January 1973: Peace at a Very High Price |
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CHAPTER 7 |
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February 1973: A Historic Visit to Hanoi |
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CHAPTER 8 |
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February-March 1973: “The Most Tortured Issue” of Them All, “The Toughest Sale” |
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CHAPTER 9 |
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Mid-to Late March 1973: The Returnee Debriefs Tell of Hundreds of American POWs Held Back |
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CHAPTER 10 |
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Spring 1973: “A ‘Cancer’ On the Presidency” |
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CHAPTER 11 |
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Spring, Summer and Fall 1973: The Collapse of the JEC Talks • The Collapse of the Paris Peace Accords |
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CHAPTER 12 |
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1974: The End of the Line for Richard Nixon |
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CHAPTER 13 |
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January-April 1975: The End of the Line for South Vietnam |
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Part III |
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CHAPTER 14 |
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May-December 1975: “Cuba Suggested to Us to Keep Them Back” • U.S. Congress Investigates Fate of the POWs and MIAs |
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CHAPTER 15 |
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1976 Montgomery Continues His Investigation • American POWs Seen in Captivity Throughout North and South Vietnam |
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CHAPTER 16 |
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1977 A New President Addresses the Matter of the Unlisted, Unreturned POWs |
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CHAPTER 17 |
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1978: The Sightings of the Unlisted, Unreturned POWs Continue • The Refugee Exodus Begins |
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CHAPTER 18 |
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1979: A Prison System in Chaos • Convincing Evidence Finally Reaches Washington |
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CHAPTER 19 |
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1980: Rescue Plans |
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Part IV |
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CHAPTER 20 |
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1981: “Gasoline” |
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CHAPTER 21 |
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1982: “The Principle of Reciprocity” |
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CHAPTER 22 |
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1983: A Dramatic Change of Course |
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CHAPTER 23 |
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1984: Tragedy at Arlington • A Missed Opportunity in the Oval Office |
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 The 1983-84 Cover-Up, How It Was Structured, How It Was Sustained |
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CHAPTER 24 |
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1985: “Progress” in the Search for Remains • Freshmen, Stonewalled On POWs, Turn to Perot • McFarlane Drops His Guard |
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CHAPTER 25 |
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1986: Trench Warfare |
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CHAPTER 26 |
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1987: Perot to Hanoi • A Bombshell From General Vessey • No Evidence? |
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CHAPTER 27 |
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1988: “Just Two Bar of Silvers for Each Man” |
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CHAPTER 28 |
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1989: “The Statute of Limitations Has Been Reached” |
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CHAPTER 29 |
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1990: Sabotaging the Helms/Grassley Investigations • The Bush “Final Report” On POWs • Thach’s Historic Visit to Washington |
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Part V |
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CHAPTER 30 |
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1991: One Last Chance to Save the Unlisted, Unreturned POWs |
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CHAPTER 31 |
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1992: The Fragging |
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CHAPTER 32 |
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1993-1995 “The Vietnamese Know How to Count” |
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CHAPTER 33 |
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1995-2005 “War Legacies” |
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CHAPTER 34 |
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Epilogue: A Proposal for President Bush |
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