{"product_id":"defiant-alvin-townley-9781250060334","title":"Defiant: The POWs Who Endured Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison, the","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDefiant\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eBand of Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e--and then some. --Congressman Pete Sessions \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful story of survival and triumph, Alvin Townley's \u003ci\u003eDefiant\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire anyone wondering how courage, faith, and brotherhood can endure even in the darkest of situations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A riveting tribute to true American heroes.\"--Senator John McCain, POW (1967-73)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the Vietnam War, hundreds of American prisoners-of-war faced years of brutal conditions and horrific torture at the hands of North Vietnamese guards and interrogators who ruthlessly plied them for military intelligence and propaganda. Determined to maintain their Code of Conduct, the POWs developed a powerful underground resistance. To quash it, their captors singled out its eleven leaders, Vietnam's own dirty dozen, and banished them to an isolated jail that would become known as Alcatraz. None would leave its solitary cells and interrogation rooms unscathed; one would never return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs these eleven men suffered in Hanoi, their wives at home launched an extraordinary campaign that would ultimately spark the nationwide POW\/MIA movement. The members of these military families banded together and showed the courage not only to endure years of doubt about the fate of their husbands and fathers, but to bravely fight for their safe return. When the survivors of Alcatraz finally came home, one veteran would go on to receive the Medal of Honor, another would become a U.S. Senator, and a third still serves in the U.S. Congress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alvin Townley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250060338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250060334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Alvin Townley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43924549009663,"sku":"9781250060334","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_694edb28-0b46-4fb5-883f-34d2eb0d5018.jpg?v=1681072065","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/defiant-alvin-townley-9781250060334","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}