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Thanks, To A Nam Vet    by Wayne Jordan
Price: Free! 890 words. Published on December 3, 2010. .

A self-appointed committee of one sends a heartfelt, “Thanks, hero,” to the too-often negelected heros who protected our country and the world during the War in Viet Nam. Please accept this very belated, "Thank you."
Daniel    by David Grace
Price: $3.95 USD. 54690 words. Published on December 13, 2010. .

In 1968 Major Daniel Leighton's F-4 was shot down over North Vietnam. Leighton made his way to the ocean. Just as he was about to sail onto the Gulf of Tonkin where he might be spotted by Air/Sea Rescue, he was captured and taken the Hoa Lo Prison, the infamous Hanoi Hilton. There Leighton underwent emotional and terrifying events but survived and came home. That's about 60% of the story.
The Restful Peace    by J. Kent
Price: $9.88 USD. 64300 words. Published on January 27, 2011. .

Morning greeting me in the same frightful way as before, only today I found the compassionate man I had become aware of on the previous day seated next to me. I was too ill to hold a conversation with anyone, but he remained perpetually cheerful as he conversed with other patients around us. He told of events which had happened to him during his incarceration in Germany and Russian prisoner of war
21st Century VA Independent Study Course: American Prisoners of War (POW) - Diseases, Service-Connected Disabilities, Psychiatric Problems, Internment Morbidity and Mortality, Camp Life    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 34050 words. Published on February 12, 2011. .

The Veterans Administration (VA) Independent Study Course on American prisoners of war (POWs) describes the kinds of experiences and resulting conditions that affect veterans who have been prisoners of war in the German, Pacific, Korean and Vietnam theaters of conflict.
Code Alpha    by Stephen R. Gagin
Price: $9.99 USD. 104040 words. Published by Fideli Publishing on February 15, 2011. .

Fifty odd years ago in the hell that was Korea, a mind-altering experiment is performed on American Prisoners of War. Today, Speaker of the House James Hingam is the last survivor of that select group. As the post hypnotic suggestion sits like a dragon’s egg waiting to hatch, the final component to North Korea’s latest attempt to win her war with the world is about to take place.
4.5 Years    by Jean Gill
Price: $0.99 USD. 24210 words. Published on March 11, 2011. .

The true story of a young Scottish soldier stranded in France during WW2 and sent to a Prisoner-of-War camp. With his forced companions, he fought his own war to stay alive and keep his humanity,in a world where one egg is an illegal treasure, where knives are hidden and get used, where Jewish prisoners are glimpsed and, inexplicably, disappear. This book is a tribute to the human spirit.
From Jamaica to Japan: The Diary of a Hong Kong Prisoner of War    by Thomas Forsyth
Price: Free! 113210 words. Agented by Ebook Launch  on April 6, 2011. .

This is the diary of Winnipeg Grenadier Tom Forsyth who enlisted on the 30th of September, 1939 at the Minto Armories. The diary catalogues Forsythe's war experiences from garrison and guard duties in Jamaica, to the defence of Hong Kong, and then as a POW.
21st Century Textbooks of Military Medicine - War Psychiatry: Combat Stress, Postcombat Reentry, Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD, Prisoners of War, NBC Casualties (Emergency War Surgery Series)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 298590 words. Published on April 14, 2011. .

From the much-referenced and highly acclaimed Textbooks of Military Medicine series, War Psychiatry addresses the mental health issues faced in combat, including combat stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, and postcombat reentry.
Torture in the Garden of Eden    by David Smith
Price: $6.99 USD. 30030 words. Published by Writers AMuse Me  on May 3, 2011. .

From a cell in the Hanoi Hilton, a US POW embarks on an incredible insane psychological journey in order to maintain his sanity, in the process creating a truly unique, unorthodox relationship with both God and the devil.
Deal With the Devil    by J. Gunnar Grey
Price: $2.99 USD. 156820 words. Published by Astraea Press on May 12, 2011. .

Their battlefield is confined to a desktop. Only one of them can win. Someone must break. Someone must make a Deal with the Devil.