On the night of November 9, 1967, Sijan was ejected from his crippled fighter-bomber over the steep mountains of Laos. Although critically injured and virtually without supplies, he evaded capture in savage terrain for six weeks. Finally caught and placed in a holding camp, he overpowered his guards and escaped, only to be captured again. He resisted his interrogators to the end, and he died two weeks later in Hanoi. His courage was an inspiration to other American prisoners of war, and he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Author: Malcolm McConnell
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11/01/1984
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780393018998
Language: English
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