Surviving Hell

by Thorsness, Leo

• ISBN13: 9781594032363
• ISBN10: 159403236X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-16
• Publisher: Encounter Books

Summary

"On April 19, 1967, Leo Thorsness was on a mission over North Vietnam when his wingman was shot down by an enemy MiG that then lined up for a gunnery pass on the two American pilots who had bailed out. Although his F-105 was not designed for aerial combat, Thorsness immediately engaged the enemy aircraft and destroyed it. When Thorsness spotted four more MiGs, he fought his way through a barrage of North Vietnamese SAMs to engage them too, shooting down one more and driving the others off. For this action, Leo Thorsness was awarded the Medal of Honor. But he didn't learn about it until years later - and then only by a "tap code" coming through prison walls - because on April 30 Thorsness himself was shot down, captured, and transported to the Hanoi Hilton. Surviving Hell is Thorsness's account of a six-year captivity."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Medal of Honor Mission	p. 1
Shot Down	p. 9
What I Brought With Me	p. 15
Down the Mountain	p. 23
Tap Code	p. 33
A Day in the Life of	p. 39
Dinnertime	p. 43
Bad Medicine	p. 47
Walking Home	p. 55
The Medal of Honor	p. 59
Solo	p. 63
The Question of Freedom	p. 71
Boredom	p. 73
Prison Science	p. 81
The Lord's Prayer	p. 85
Hanoi Hilton Extension Courses	p. 89
The Home Front	p. 93
Prison Talk	p. 99
Mike's Flag	p. 107
Christmas 1972	p. 111
Leaving Hell	p. 117
Home	p. 125
Index	p. 131
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