Henderson, Bruce B., 1946-

Hero found : the greatest POW escape of the Vietnam War / Bruce Henderson. - 1st ed. - New York, NY : HarperCollins, c2010. - xix, 293 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-283) and index.

Tells the true story of Navy pilot Dieter Dengler who led and organized an escape from a P.O.W. camp in the Laotian jungle and returned to his aircraft carrier, emaciated and ill, six months after being shot down

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Dengler, Dieter.


Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Prisoners and prisons, Laotian.
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.

DS559.4 / .H46 2010

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