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10974 Bailey, Col. Lawrence R., Jr. Solitary Survivor The First American POW in Southeast Asia Brassey's Fine in a very good dust wrapper. 1995 hardback, inscribed by the author, with 214 pages, b&w photos and an index. Captured by the Pathet Lao in Laos. ISBN 1574880047 Prisoner of War, Laos, Vietnam War. $20

11075 Sayre, Mary Geneva Missionary Triumphs in Occupied China The Woman's Missionary Society Good . The spine is faded and slightly worn on the bottom. Both covers have some fading, the back cover has a faint moisture stain. Owner's name in ink inside. No dust wrapper. 1945 hardback with 207 pages, b&w photos, maps and an endpaper map. A Free Methodist missionary in China at the begining of WW2, prisoner of war, repatriated on the Gripsholm Religion, Christian, Protestant, Free Methodist, Missionary, China, Prisoner of War, $20

8831 Cowling, Anthony My Life With The Samurai How I Survived Japanese Death Camps Premium Printing 2001 2nd edition paperback, signed by the author, 236 pages, b&w photos, index. New WW2, WWII, Anthony Cowling, POW, Prisoner of Japanese. Prisoner of war. Java, Indonesia, Haruku, Ambon and Muna camps. ISBN 0-86417-812-3 $30

8875 Mellnik, Brig. Gen. Steve Philippine Diary / 1939-1945 Van Nostrand Reinhold Company 1969 with 316 pages and b&w photos. Very good. In a fair dust wrapper that is price clipped, worn and chipped on the edges. Philippines, WW2, WWII. Prisoner of War Steve Melnik. $20

9080 Sayre, Geneva With Glen Williamson On The Brink Light and Life Press 1974 paperback with 103 pages, map, b&w photos. Signed by both Sayre and Williamson Very good. 4 lines of owner's name and address. Missionaries, China, imprisioned by the Communists, Geneva Sayre. POW Prisoner of war. Missionaries, China, imprisioned by the Communists, Geneva Sayre. POW Prisoner of war. $20

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9516 Bailey, Ronald H. Prisoners Of War Time-Life 1983 second printing with 208 pages, b&w and color photos, maps, bibliogaphy and an index. Fair to good. Light moisture stains on the bottom of the first few pages, not affecting text or content. No dust wrapper. WW2, WWII, Prisoner of War. ISBN 0-894-3391-5 WW2, WWII, Prisoner of War. ISBN 0-894-3391-5 $10

2902 Blair, Joan and Clay Jr. Return From the River Kwai Simon and Schuster Good to very good in a good dust wrapper. 1979 first edition hardback with 336 pages, b&w photos, index and endpaper maps. WW2, Submarine Warfare, POW, Sinking of Japanese ships with American POWs in WW2 by our submarines and subsequent rescues. Prisoner of war WW2, Submarine, POW $12

3414 Blair, Joan and Clay Jr. Return From the River Kwai Simon and Schuster Very good in a very good dust wrapper. 1979 book club edition hardback with 318 pages, b&w photos, index and endpaper maps. WW2, Submarine Warfare, POW, Sinking of Japanese ships with American POWs in WW2 by our submarines and subsequent rescues. Prisoner of war WW2, WWII, Submarine, POW $12

4296 Boulle, Pierre The Bridge Over The River Kwai Time Incorporated 1964 stiff paperback with 234 pages. Fair to good with small stains of the front cover. WW2, WWII, classic fiction set in Thailand and Burma, POW, etc. Prisoner of war. $8

4275 Boyington, Gregory "Pappy" Baa Baa Black Sheep Bantam Books 1977 paperback edition with 374 pages. Good with shelf wear and a 1/4 rip in the cover,small folded edge on the front cover as well. WW2, WWII, Aviation, Boyington, USMC, South Pacific, POW. Prisoner of war. $5

5608 Boyington, Gregory "Pappy" Baa Baa Black Sheep Bantam Books 1977 paperback edition with 374 pages. Good with light shelf wear and soiling. WW2, WWII, Aviation, Boyington, USMC, South Pacific, POW. Prisoner of war. $5

9243 Cury, Ed C. Time Out For War An American Airman's True Firsthand Account Of Survival In Nazi-Occupied Territory Rainbow Books 1988 hardback with 271 pages and b&w photos. Very good with light shelf wear. In a good dust wrapper. WW2, WWII, Aviation, autobiography, Ed C. Cury, Prisoner of War. Eighth Air Force Boeing B-17 WW2, WWII, Aviation, autobiography, Ed C. Cury, Prisoner of War. Eighth Air Force Boeing B-17 $12

6118 Follett, Ken On Wings of Eagles William Morrow 1983 book club edition with 369 pages, b&w photos, endpaper maps. Very good in a good dust wrapper. POW, POW rescue, Iran, Middle East. Prisoner of war. $10

9411 Hackenberger, Claus A Long Walk Hara 2001 paperback, inscribed by the author, with 371 pages. Fine. WW2, WWII, biography, Prisoner of war, Germany. ISBN 1-883697-69-7 WW2, WWII, biography, Prisoner of war, Germany. ISBN 1-883697-69-7 $12

1095 Hackett, David A. translater. The Buchenwald Report Westview 1995 with 397 pages, index. Fine in a very good dust wrapper. Holocaust, WW2, Germany, Poland, POW. Prisoner of war. $16

8433 Heslop, J.M. & Dell R. Van Orden From the Shadow of Death Stories of Pows Deseret Book Company 1973 with 250 pages, b&w photos, end paper maps and an index. Very good with a 2 line owner's inscription inside. No dust wrapper. POW, Prisoner of war, Vietnam. Latter-Day Saints. ISBN 0-87747-509-1 Prisoner of war. $15

2577 Levin, Sis Beirut Diary Intervarsity Press 1989 first edition with 239 pages and maps. Fine in a fine dust wrapper. Middle East, POW, Lebanon, A hostage of Muslim fundamentalists. prisoner of war. $14

7592 McDaniel, Dorothy After The Hero's Welcome A POW Wife's Battle Against a New Enemy Bonus Books 1991 first edition with 239 pages, b&w photos and an index. Fine in a fine dust wrapper. Autobiography, Dorothy McDaniel, POW Wife, Vietnam War. Prisoner of war. $16

2932 McDaniel, Eugene B, Capt. U.S.N. Scars & Stripes Harvest House Publishers 1975 paperback with 192 pages and b&w photos. Good Vietnam War, POW, "The True Story of One Man's Courage in Facing Death as a Vietnam POW. Prisoner of war $8

5468 McDaniel, Eugene B, Capt. U.S.N. Scars & Stripes Harvest House Publishers 1975 paperback with 192 pages and b&w photos. Good, covers creased. Vietnam War, POW, "The True Story of One Man's Courage in Facing Death as a Vietnam POW. Prisoner of war. $6

5046 Miller, Carolyn Paine Captured! A Mother's True Story of Her Family's Imprisonment By The Vietcong Christian Herald Books 1977 first edition with 288 pages and b&w photos. Very good in a good dust wrapper. Vietnam War, Missionaries, POW, Vietcong. Prisoner of war. $14

5108 Morris, Eric Corregidor The End of The Line Stein and Day 1981 book club edition with 550 pages, b&w photos, bibliography and an index. Very good in a poor dust wrapper. WW2, WWII, Philippines, POW, Corregidor, etc.. Prisoner of war. $12

1531 Nolan, Liam Small Man of Nanataki E.P. Dutton & Co. 1966 first edition with 162 pages, b&w frontis of Kiyoshi Wantanabe. Good in a fair dust wrapper. Tape marks on inside of front endpapers. POW, WW2, "The true story of a Japanese who risked his life to provide comfort for his enemies" Hong Kong. Prisoner of war. $15

7752 Sayre, Geneva With Glen Williamson On The Brink Light and Life Press 1974 paperback with 103 pages, map, b&w photos. Good to very good with light soiling and a faint crease on the back cover. Missionaries, China, imprisioned by the Communists, Geneva Sayre. POW Prisoner of war. Missionaries, China, imprisioned by the Communists, Geneva Sayre. POW Prisoner of war. $15

8233 Sayre, Geneva With Glen Williamson On The Brink Light and Life Press 1974 paperback with 103 pages, map, b&w photos. Very good Missionaries, China, imprisioned by the Communists, Geneva Sayre. POW Prisoner of war. Missionaries, China, imprisioned by the Communists, Geneva Sayre. POW Prisoner of war. $18

9665 Sayre, Geneva With Glen Williamson On The Brink Light and Life Press 1974 paperback with 103 pages, map, b&w photos. Good to very good with light soiling and a faint crease on the back cover. Owner's name in ink inside. Missionaries, China, imprisioned by the Communists, Geneva Sayre. POW Prisoner of war. Missionaries, China, Geneva Sayre. POW Prisoner of war. $15

942 Sunderman, Lt. Col. James F., U.S.A.F., Editor. Air Escape and Evasion Franklin Watts 1963 with 289 pages, b&w illustrations. Good to very good, indentation on back cover, poor dust wrapper. Aviation, Military, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, POW. Prisoner of War $15

7756 Thorin, Duane A Ride To Panmunjom Henry Regnery 1956 paperback with 292 pages. Fair. Piece of clear tape on the bottom of the spine, front hinge cracked, yellowing pages. Some underlining and interesting notes in the margins. POW, Fiction, Korean War. Prisoner of war. $5

7606 Williamson, Glen Geneva, The Fascinating Story of Geneva Sayre, Missionary to the Chinese Light and Life Press 1974 paperback with b&w photos, 140 pages,map. Fine. China, Geneva Sayre, Missionary, Kaifeng, Honan, Taiwan. POW of the Japanese WW2, WWII. Prisoner of war. $10

7608 Williamson, Glen Geneva, The Fascinating Story of Geneva Sayre, Missionary to the Chinese Light and Life Press 1974 paperback with b&w photos, 140 pages,map. Signed by Williamson Fine. China, Geneva Sayre, Missionary, Kaifeng, Honan, Taiwan. POW of the Japanese WW2, WWII. Prisoner of war. $12

2859 Wittlin, Takeusz A Reluctant Traveller in Rusia Rinehart & Company 1952 with 280 pages. Good with one bumped corner in a poor dust wrapper. Translated from Polish. WW2, POW of the Russians, Siberia. Prisoner of war. $15

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