Into the Mouth of the Cat: The Story of Lance Sijan, Hero of Vietnam

On the night of November 9, 1967, Sijan was ejected from his crippled fighter-bomber over the steep mountains of Laos. Although critically injured and virtually without supplies, he evaded capture in savage terrain for six weeks. Finally caught and placed in a holding camp, he overpowered his guards and escaped, only to be captured again. He resisted his interrogators to the end, and he died two weeks later in Hanoi. His courage was an inspiration to other American prisoners of war, and he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

Author: Malcolm McConnell
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 03/17/2004
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.52w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780393325485
ISBN10: 0393325482
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Military
- History | United States | 20th Century
- History | Military | United States