The Longest Rescue: The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson

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The LongesT Rescue T h e L o n g e s T R e s c u e The Life and Legacy of VieTnam PoW WiLLiam a. Robinson gLenn Robins foreword by colonel bud day copyright © 2013 by The university Press of Kentucky scholarly publisher for the commonwealth, serving bellarmine university, berea college, centre college of Kentucky, eastern Kentucky university, The filson historical society, georgetown college, Kentucky historical society, Kentucky state university, morehead state university, murray state university, northern Kentucky university, Transylvania university, university of Kentucky, university of Louisville, and Western Kentucky university. all rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The university Press of Kentucky 663 south Limestone street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com 17 16 15 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 maps by dick gilbreath, university of Kentucky cartography Lab Library of congress cataloging-in-Publication data Robins, glenn. The longest rescue : the life and legacy of Vietnam PoW William a. Robinson / glenn Robins ; foreword by colonel bud day. pages cm includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8131-4323-1 (hardcover : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8131-4325-5 (epub) — isbn 978-0-8131-4324-8 (pdf) 1. Robinson, William a., 1943- 2. Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Prisoners and prisons, north Vietnamese. 3. Prisoners of war—united states—biography. 4. Prisoners of war—Vietnam—biography. 5. Vietnam War, 1961-1975—aerial operations, american. 6. united states. air force. air Rescue service— biography. 7. airmen—united states—biography. 8. united states. air force—non-commissioned officers—biography. 9. Robinson, William a., 1943- —Travels—Vietnam. 10. Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Veterans—biography. i. Robins, glenn. ii. Title. iii. Title: Life and legacy of Vietnam PoW William a. Robinson. ds559.4.R57 2013 959.704’37092—dc23 [b] 2013018945 This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the american national standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library materials. manufactured in the united states of america. member of the association of american university Presses ...