{"product_id":"the-first-marine-captured-in-donald-l-price-9780786428045","title":"The First Marine Captured in Vietnam: A Biography of Donald G. Cook","description":"\u003cp\u003e Colonel Donald Gilbert Cook was the first U.S. Marine captured in Vietnam, the first and only Marine in history to earn the Medal of Honor while in captivity; and the first Marine POW to have a U.S. Navy ship named in his honor, the \u003ci\u003eUSS Donald Cook\u003c\/i\u003e (DDG-75). On December 31, 1964, while serving as an observer with a South Vietnamese Marine Corps battalion on a combat operation against Viet Cong forces, he was captured near the village of Binh Gia in South Vietnam. Until his death in captivity in December 1967, Cook led ten POWs in a series of primitive jungle camps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This first book-length biography concentrates especially on Cook's three years in captivity, and is the first book exclusively about a Marine POW held in South Vietnam. Throughout, Cook's adherence to the Corps' traditional leadership principles and knowledge of the Code of Conduct are highlighted. His biography provides a unique case study of exemplary leadership under extremely difficult conditions. Includes 68 photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald L. Price\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078642804X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786428045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.60w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2007 pg. 51","brand":"Donald L. Price","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153116180735,"sku":"9780786428045","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_904fc180-f407-4387-9449-b2d33a98d533.jpg?v=1770781394","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-first-marine-captured-in-donald-l-price-9780786428045","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}