The Vietnam Prisoner of War Experience

United States military prisoners of war (POW) held in Southeast Asia from 1964 through 1973 were held longer than any previous group of American POWs—an average of 5 years, compared to the 3 years for World War II POWs, 2 years for those held in North Korea during the late 1950s, and approximately a...

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Published inInternational Handbook of Traumatic Stress Syndromes pp. 297 - 303
Main Author Hunter, Edna J.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA Springer US
SeriesThe Plenum Series on Stress and Coping
Subjects
Marital Dissolution
Military Family
Military Spouse
Solitary Confinement
Veteran Administration
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Summary:United States military prisoners of war (POW) held in Southeast Asia from 1964 through 1973 were held longer than any previous group of American POWs—an average of 5 years, compared to the 3 years for World War II POWs, 2 years for those held in North Korea during the late 1950s, and approximately a year for the Pueblo crew (1960s). Those men held the longest in Southeast Asia were imprisoned there for almost 9 years.
ISBN:1461362199
9781461362197
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4615-2820-3_24