The POW hostage plan and its implementation | p. 11 |
Hanoi bound | p. 19 |
American POWs captured by the Pathet Lao | p. 26 |
American POWs in North Vietnam | p. 28 |
1972 : the war draws to a close | p. 46 |
January 1973 : peace at a very high price | p. 63 |
February 1973 : a historic journey to Hanoi | p. 76 |
February-March 1973 : the "most tortued" issue, "the toughest sale" | p. 82 |
Mid- to late March 1973 : the returnee debriefs tell of hundreds of American POWs held back | p. 92 |
Spring 1973 : "a 'cancer' on the presidency" | p. 98 |
Spring, summer, and fall 1973 : the collapse of the JEC talks : the collapse of the Paris Peace Accords | p. 108 |
1974 : the end of the line for Richard Nixon | p. 117 |
January-April 1975 : the end of the line for South Vietnam | p. 120 |
May-December 1975 : "Cuba suggested to us to keep them back" : Congress investigates the fate of the POWs and MIAs | p. 127 |
1976 : Montgomery continues his investigation : American POWs seen in captivity in both North and South Vietnam | p. 140 |
1977 : a new president addresses the matter of the unlisted, unreturned POWs | p. 156 |
1978 : the sightings of the unlisted, unreturned POWs continue : the refugee exodus begins | p. 175 |
1979 : a prison system in chaos : convincing evidence finally reaches Washington | p. 188 |
1980 : rescue plans | p. 206 |
1981 : "gasoline" | p. 215 |
1982 : "the principle of reciprocity" | p. 224 |
1983 : a dramatic change of course | p. 232 |
1984 : tragedy at Arlington : a missed opportunity in the Oval Office | p. 248 |
1985 : "progress" in the search for remains : freshmen, stonewalled on POWs, turn to Perot : McFarlane drops his guard | p. 266 |
1986 : trench warfare | p. 287 |
1987 : Perot to Hanoi : a bombshell from General Vessey : no evidence? | p. 323 |
1988 : "just two bar of silvers for each man" | p. 347 |
1989 : "...the statute of limitations has been reached" | p. 367 |
1990 : sabotaging the Helms/Grassley investigations : the Bush final report on POWs : Thach's historic visit to Washington | p. 378 |
1991 : one last chance to save the unlisted, unreturned POWs | p. 399 |
1992 : the fragging | p. 408 |
1993-1995 : "the Vietnamese know how to count" | p. 465 |
1995-2005 : "war legacies" | p. 480 |
Epilogue : a proposal for President Bush | p. 483 |
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