The First Marine Captured in Vietnam: A Biography of Donald G. CookMcFarland, 24 de jan. de 2015 - 334 páginas 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 USS Donald Cook (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. 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. |
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3 A Ranger Advisors Courage | 30 |
4 Bring Back Our Dead Kinsmen | 50 |
5 Missing and Presumed Captured | 69 |
6 One of the Popes Commandos | 82 |
7 The Forging of a Leader | 95 |
14 Mind Games | 190 |
15 Writing Lessons | 201 |
16 Setting the Superman Example | 212 |
17 Sammie the Woe and Charlie the Smuggler | 225 |
18 Survival Partners | 237 |
19 A Camp Rather Far from Here | 250 |
20 Operation Homecoming | 262 |
21 Above and Beyond the Call of Duty | 273 |
8 The Arkansas Rebel | 110 |
9 Faith Without Fear | 123 |
10 Oil Can Harry and Friends | 135 |
11 Living by the Code | 149 |
12 Escape and Defiance | 163 |
13 The Gentle Giant Succumbs | 178 |
Epilogue | 290 |
The US Military Code of Conduct | 299 |
Chapter Notes | 301 |
Bibliography | 309 |
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The First Marine Captured in Vietnam: A Biography of Donald G. Cook Donald L. Price Visualização parcial - 2007 |
The First Marine Captured in Vietnam: A Biography of Donald G. Cook Donald L. Price Prévia não disponível - 2009 |