Kiss the Boys Goodbye: How the United States Betrayed Its Own

Kiss the Boys Goodbye: How the United States Betrayed Its Own POWs in Vietnam

The classic account of the abandonment of American POWs in Vietnam by the US government.

For many Americans, the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan bring back painful memories of one issue in particular: American policy on the rescue of and negotiation for American prisoners. One current American POW of the Taliban, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, stands as their symbol. Thousands of Vietnam veteran POW activists worry that Bergdahl will suffer the fate of so many of their POW/MIA comradesÂ—abandonment once the US leaves that theater of war.

Kiss the Boys Goodbye convincingly shows that a legacy of shame remains from Americaâ€™s ill-fated involvement in Vietnam. Until US government policy on POW/MIAs changes, it remains one of the most crucial issues for any American soldier who fights for home and country, particularly when we are engaged with an enemy that doesnâ€™t adhere to the international standards for the treatment of prisonersÂ—or any American hostageÂ—as the graphic video of Daniel Pearlâ€™s decapitation on various Jihad websites bears out.

In this explosive book, Monika Jensen-Stevenson and William Stevenson provide startling evidence that American troops were left in captivity in Indochina, victims of their governmentâ€™s abuse of secrecy and power. The book not only delves into the world of official obstruction, missing files, censored testimony, and the pressures brought to bear on witnesses ready to tell the truth, but also reveals the trauma on patriotic families torn apart by a policy that, at first, seemed unbelievable to them.

First published in 1990, Kiss the Boys Goodbye has become a classic on the subject. This new edition features an afterword, which fills in the news on the latest verifiable scandal produced by the Senate Select Committee on POWs.

Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
Brand	SKYHORSE
EAN	9781629144498
Edition	Reprint
Genre	HISTORY
ISBN	1629144495
Label	Skyhorse
Manufacturer	Skyhorse
MPN	B&W photos
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	528
PartNumber	B&W photos
PublicationDate	2014-11-18
Publisher	Skyhorse
ReleaseDate	2014-11-18
Studio	Skyhorse

Kiss the Boys Goodbye: How the United States Betrayed Its Own POWs in Vietnam

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