A Prisoner's Duty
Great Escapes in U.S. Military History
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2016
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-61251-758-2 (ISBN)
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-61251-758-2 (ISBN)
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Throughout US history American servicemen and civilians have resisted captivity in every form, drawing on powers of ingenuity, determination, and patriotism to escape - sometimes repeatedly. Robert Doyle's penetrating look at some extraordinary escapes by Americans breaks new ground in escape psychology, shedding light on the types of people who try to escape and those who do not.
Throughout our nation's history American servicemen and civilians have resisted captivity in every form, drawing on special powers of ingenuity, determination, and patriotism to escape—sometimes repeatedly. Robert Doyle's penetrating look at some extraordinary escapes by Americans breaks new ground in escape psychology, shedding light on the types of people who try to escape and those who do not. Concentrating on the American character held hostage, Doyle combed official and private archives as well as unpublished diaries, letters, and memoirs to find exciting stories of individuals, famous and unknown, who risked their lives and those of others to escape. The collection of stories he has compiled is broad in scope, featuring civilians, soldiers, sailors, and airmen. Jammed with enough exciting tales to satisfy anyone's fascination with escape, this engrossing study probes the personal and social impacts of escape, the many motivations that spur such acts, and the concept of the escaper as the ideal prisoner and ultimate patriot. It is illustrated with eighteen rare pictures.
Throughout our nation's history American servicemen and civilians have resisted captivity in every form, drawing on special powers of ingenuity, determination, and patriotism to escape—sometimes repeatedly. Robert Doyle's penetrating look at some extraordinary escapes by Americans breaks new ground in escape psychology, shedding light on the types of people who try to escape and those who do not. Concentrating on the American character held hostage, Doyle combed official and private archives as well as unpublished diaries, letters, and memoirs to find exciting stories of individuals, famous and unknown, who risked their lives and those of others to escape. The collection of stories he has compiled is broad in scope, featuring civilians, soldiers, sailors, and airmen. Jammed with enough exciting tales to satisfy anyone's fascination with escape, this engrossing study probes the personal and social impacts of escape, the many motivations that spur such acts, and the concept of the escaper as the ideal prisoner and ultimate patriot. It is illustrated with eighteen rare pictures.
Dr. Robert C. Doyle is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He served as a naval officer from 1967 to 1971, including South Vietnam in 1968, 1970-71. After earning his doctorate in 1987 from the Bowling Green State University, Dr. Doyle taught at Penn State and in 1994 became a Fulbright Professor of American Studies at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität- Münster, Germany and a Visiting Professor of American Civilization at the University of Strasbourg II, France. He is now a Professor of History at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, USA.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 23.02.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Annopolis |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 264 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61251-758-7 / 1612517587 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61251-758-2 / 9781612517582 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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