During the Vietnam War, American POWs were systematically tortured at a prison camp they sarcastically dubbed the "Hanoi Hilton." Now, salvaged remnants of the prison have been reconstructed as part ...

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Historian and PW reviewer Leepson (Huntland) offers an immersive biography of Doug Hegdahl, “the youngest and lowest-ranking American POW captured in North Vietnam,” who famously recited the names of ...

During his initial capture in 1967, U.S. sailor Douglas Hegdhal quietly began to collect vital information, covertly communicating with fellow POWs, memorizing the names, capture dates and personal ...

He couldn't recall how he had gotten there - all Douglas Hegdahl could remember was leaving behind his glasses in his bunk and going up to the top deck of the cruiser Canberra to watch the ship firing ...