Glory Denied: The Vietnam Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War

Tom Philpott

W. W. Norton & Company, May 28, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 463 pages

Prisoner: Dying -- Pit -- Key West -- America's son, 1933-1963 -- Bergenfield -- Alyce -- Marriage -- Army -- Special forces -- Orders -- Gone again -- War and dreams, 1964 1973: In-country -- Camp Khe Sanh -- Patrols -- Friendly fire -- Final letters -- Captive -- Missing -- Confinement -- Harold -- Massachusetts -- New life -- Settling in -- North Vietnam -- Christmas '67 -- Bao Cao -- Camp K-77 -- Roommates -- Shaping up -- Rockpile -- Escape -- Peace talks -- No bracelet -- Going home -- War comes home, 1973-1980: First lie -- Reunion -- Children -- Pulling up roots -- Power of faith -- White house -- Hurting time -- Wild streak - Dreamhouse -- Broken-hearted -- Divorced -- New partners -- Tennessee -- Simple negligence -- Place in the sun -- Bridge players -- Turnaround -- No reprieve, 1981-1992: Captive once more -- Rehabilitation -- Disappeared -- Separate moves -- Murder suspect -- Tennessee trial -- Survivor -- Epilogue -- Postscript: 10 years on.

Contents

• AMERICAS SON 19331963 13: ii
• Gone Again: 52
• WAR AND DREAMS 19641973: 57
• InCountry: 59
• Camp Khe Sanh: 63
• Patrols: 73
• Friendly Fire: 80
• Final Letters: 88
• Capture: 93
• Missing: 96
• Confinement no 19 Harold I: 116
• Massachusetts: 130
• ANeWLife I35 22 Settling In: 140
• North Vietnam: 145
• Christmas 67: 151
• Bao Cao: 155
• Camp K77: 165
• Roommates: 170
• Shaping Up: 186
• Rockpile: 195
• Escape: 199
• Peace Talks 2 1 1: 211
• No Bracelet: 221
• Going Home: 226
• THE WAR COMES HOME 19731980: 239
• The First Lie: 241
• Reunion: 250
• The Children: 258
• Pulling Up Roots: 267
• Power of Faith: 277
• The White House: 289
• Hurting Time: 295
• 41 Wild Streak: 303
• Dreamhouse: 310
• BrokenHearted: 315
• Divorced: 320
• New Partners: 326
• Tennessee 333: 348
• PartV NO REPRIEVE 19811992: 373
• Epilogue: 429
• Acknowledgments: 437
• Illustration Credits: 449

About the author

Tom Philpott is a syndicated columnist and freelancer writer. His weekly column, “Military Update,” appears in more than forty daily newspapers in the United States and overseas. He lives in Centreville, Virginia.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Glory Denied: The Vietnam Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War
• Author: Tom Philpott
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2012
• ISBN: 0393342816, 9780393342819
• Length: 463 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Biography & Autobiography / Military; Family & Relationships / Military Families; History / General; History / Wars & Conflicts / Vietnam War