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  • Five Years to Freedom

  • The True Story of a Vietnam POW
  • Written by: James N. Rowe
  • Narrated by: Reathel Bean
  • Length: 1 hr and 47 mins

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Five Years to Freedom

Written by: James N. Rowe
Narrated by: Reathel Bean
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Publisher's Summary

When Green Beret Lieutenant James N. Rowe was captured in 1963 in Vietnam, his life became more than a matter of staying alive.

In a Vietcong POW camp, Rowe endured beri-beri, dysentery, and tropical fungus diseases. He suffered grueling psychological and physical torment. He experienced the loneliness and frustration of watching his friends die. And he struggled every day to maintain faith in himself as a soldier and in his country as it appeared to be turning against him.

His survival is testimony to the disciplined human spirit.

His story is gripping.

©1971 James N. Rowe (P)2003 Random House Audio

Critic Reviews

"The Most Important Book Ever Written About The Vietnam Experience. The people of the United States can be immensely proud of Nick Rowe and Americans like him who have resisted and survived the worst abuse a brutal enemy could visit upon us." (Robin Moore)

"If you can read this story and not weep, you are inhuman." (The Cincinnati Post)

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