{"product_id":"the-unlikely-war-hero-a-vietnam-war-pows-story-of-courage-and-resilience-in-the-hanoi-hilton-9780811772921","title":"The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW's Story of Courage and Resilience in the Hanoi Hilton","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the incredible tale of the youngest and lowest-ranking American POW captured in North Vietnam. Doug Hegdahl convinced his captors he was stupid, then spent the next two years memorizing the names of 254 fellow prisoners and other details of POW life. Upon his release, that information helped improve POW life for those still in captivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Leepson\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from George Washington University with a history degree in 1967, served in the U.S. Army for the following two years, including a tour in Vietnam, and earned an MA in history from George Washington. He was a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eCongressional Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e for ten years before becoming a full-time freelancer. His work has appeared in magazines such as \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMilitary History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCivil War Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVietnam\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/i\u003e, and in newspapers such as the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e. He is senior writer, arts editor, and columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe VVA Veteran\u003c\/i\u003e (the magazine of Vietnam Veterans of America) and has written reviews for \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been interviewed on \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e, the History Channel, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR, and many other TV and radio shows. His previous books are \u003ci\u003eBallad of the Green Beret: The Life and Wars of Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler from the Vietnam War and Pop Stardom to Murder and an Unsolved, Violent Death\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhat So Proudly We Hailed: Francis Scott Key, a Life\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLafayette: Lessons in Leadership from the Idealist General\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDesperate Engagement: How a Little-Known Civil War Battle Saved Washington, D.C., and Changed American History\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFlag: An American Biography\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSaving Monticello: The Levy Family's Epic Quest to Rescue the House That Jefferson Built\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Middleburg, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stackpole Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51454135533842,"sku":"9780811772921","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51fda295-d10f-4ed3-94fc-3104f43327bc.jpg?v=1751997308","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-unlikely-war-hero-a-vietnam-war-pows-story-of-courage-and-resilience-in-the-hanoi-hilton-9780811772921","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}