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The Heroes Who Fell From Grace: The True Story of Operation Lazarus, the Attempt to Free American POWs from Laos in 1982
by Charles J. Patterson, G. Lee Tippin
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Canton, OH: Daring Books, 1985 Daring Books. Canton, OH. 1985. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine: light bumping to head and tail. DJ; Very Good; closed tear and missing small piece at bottom of front panel; small closed tear at bottom of rear panel. Blue paper over boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 235 pp 8vo. The authors chronicle the events surrounding and including three separate military-type operations aimed at investigating and freeing American POWs who remain in Southeast Asia. This book covers the third operation led by LTC James "Bo" Gritz, an independent operation which he organized and headed called Operation Lazarus. Patterson was the second n command and gives vivid descriptions of the horrors they endured in Laotian Communist territory. The operation was a failure mostly due to poor cooperation from the US Government. This stunning expose employs objective documentation and skillful storytelling abilities. Insight, opinion, and fact combine to relate a tale which smacks of timely importance and it should be an inspiration to begin again the search for American POWs. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015258
- Title
- The Heroes Who Fell From Grace: The True Story of Operation Lazarus, the Attempt to Free American POWs from Laos in 1982
- Author
- Charles J. Patterson, G. Lee Tippin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Daring Books
- Place of Publication
- Canton, OH
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Vietnam, POWs, Prisoners of War, Laos, Laotian Communist Party, LTC James "Bo" Gritz, rescue operation, Operation Lazarus, US Government, South Vietnam, Vietnam, NVA, American POWs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Prisoner of War; Autobiography;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Book Club Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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