Long Road Home : U. S. Prisoners of War Policy and Planning in Southeast Asia

The unconventional nature & unusual length of the Vietnam War presented special challenges not only for captured Amer. POWs but also for U.S. gov't. officials & agencies having responsibility for the prisoners' proper treatment & safe return. This is the first detailed, in-depth study of the SE Asia POW experience from Washington's perspective. Covers: the Code of Conduct to legal, med. & public affairs issues. Describes a constant tension as Pentagon, State Dept., & White House officials struggled to reconcile the demands of politics & diplomacy with the increasingly pressing requests of families & needs of the POWs. Based on extensive research in primary sources. Illustrated.Davis, Vernon E. is the author of 'Long Road Home : U. S. Prisoners of War Policy and Planning in Southeast Asia', published 2001 under ISBN 9780756718169 and ISBN 0756718163.