Glory denied : (Record no. 139605)

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LC control number 00066993
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System control number (Sirsi) i9780393020120
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System control number (Sirsi) i9780393020120
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Original cataloging agency DLC
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0393020126
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780393020120
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OCLC library identifier YDXCP
System control number 1754764
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OCLC library identifier NZ1
System control number 5941880
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System control number (OCoLC)45413657
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050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number DS559.4.T47
Item number P47 2001
049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC)
Holding library VF$A
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Philpott, Tom.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Glory denied :
Remainder of title the saga of Jim Thompson, America's longest-held prisoner of war /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Tom Philpott.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Norton,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2001.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 457 p., [16] p. of plates :
Other physical details ill., map ;
Dimensions 25 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Author's note -- Vietnam map -- Introduction -- Prisoner: Dying -- Pit -- Key West -- America's son, 1933-1963 -- Bergenfield -- Alyce -- Marriage -- Army -- Special forces -- Orders -- Gone again -- War and dreams, 1964 1973: In-country -- Camp Khe Sanh -- Patrols -- Friendly fire -- Final letters -- Captive -- Missing -- Confinement -- Harold -- Massachusetts -- New life -- Settling in -- North Vietnam -- Christmas '67 -- Bao Cao -- Camp K-77 -- Roommates -- Shaping up -- Rockpile -- Escape -- Peace talks -- No bracelet -- Going home -- War comes home, 1973-1980: First lie -- Reunion -- Children -- Pulling up roots -- Power of faith -- White house -- Hurting time -- Wild streak - Dreamhouse -- Broken-hearted -- Divorced -- New partners -- Tennessee -- Simple negligence -- Place in the sun -- Bridge players -- Turnaround -- No reprieve, 1981-1992: Captive once more -- Rehabilitation -- Disappeared -- Separate moves -- Murder suspect -- Tennessee trial -- Survivor -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Biographical sketches -- Illustration credits -- Index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. He was born in New Jersey in 1933 & only dreamed of being a military man. Marrying shortly after high school, he joined the army in 1956 & was dispatched to Vietnam in 1963 when America still seemed still innocent. Jim Thompson would have led a perfectly ordinary, undistinguished life had he not been captured four months later, becoming the first American prisoner in Vietnam and, ultimately, the longest-held prisoner of war in American history. Forgotten Soldier is Thompson's epic story, a remarkable reconstruction of one man's life & a searing account that questions who is a real American hero. Examining the lives of Thompson's family on the home front, as well as his brutal treatment & five escape attempts in Vietnam, military journalist Tom Philpott weaves an extraordinary tale, showing how the American government intentionally suppressed Thompson's story. "Jim's story, as movingly portrayed in Tom Philpott's oral history, is in many ways America's own."--Senator John McCain. Thompson was captured March 1964, three months after arriving in Vietnam, and was held until 1973. Philpott, author of the weekly column Military Update, recounts his childhood, marriage, early days in the army, years as a prisoner of war, release and return, and the family and personal problems that awaited him after so long.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Thompson, Floyd Jim.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Vietnam War, 1961-1975
General subdivision Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Prisoners of war
Geographic subdivision United States
Form subdivision Biography.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Prisoners of war
Geographic subdivision Vietnam
Form subdivision Biography.
Holdings
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    Library of Congress Classification     Storms Research Center Storms Research Center Archives Collection 11/19/2025   ARCHIVES DS559.4 .T47 P47 2001 98633719 11/19/2025 1 11/19/2025 Archives Item