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File Size: 6888 KB
Print Length: 512 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition (May 28, 2012)
Publication Date: May 28, 2012
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B008ENPZMI
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I spent two tours in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot, and two years with the 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Devens, MA at the same time that Alyce was there. The story is both a testament to the incredible individual survival skills, bravery, and indomitable spirit of a man who endured unspeakable torture and deprivation in captivity, and, at the same time a tragedy about the frailty and vulnerability of a man who came home and didn't understand or how to cope with being abandoned and betrayed by the two things he loved - his Army and his family - ironically the two anchors in his life that given him the strength to survive his captivity. You watch Jim Thompson slowly disintegrate, hoping that on the next page he'll finally be rescued and redeemed from his new prison, but you already know that he cannot help himself. This is the saddest book about the Vietnam War that I have ever read, and I could not put it down.
What an amazing man Jim Thompson was. How the Vietnam War and his long captivity changed his life and that of his family is a tragic read but one that I needed to read. I grew up during that time and went through those years with rose colored glasses. This book was an education for me.If ever a man deserved to be buried in the hallowed grounds of Arlington Cemetery it should have been Floyd (Jim) Thompson. His love for this country knew no bounds. Why the Army denied Jim Thompson's request is beyond my comprehension. He also should have been awarded The Medal of Honor.We all owe Col. Jim Thompson and those that serve to protect our nation and our way of life a debt we will never be able to repay.
While I expected a story of resilience and courage about a man's survival in Vietnam as the longest held POW, this book is so much more. Instead of stopping the story as he got out of the plane to meet his family, the book tells the story of what happened after the happy picture as well. And it's not happy.The author manages to give authentic and honest voices to everyone involved, a cast of imperfect and rather normal people caught in a situation no one can prepare for. After surviving the impossible, Jim Thompson comes home expecting to find the family he had left behind, but what he finds is a group of strangers, betrayal and a world he can't recognize. He finds people who believe he fought for nothing. He finds a shift of values. What follows is the undoing of a family, told with so much heart one can feel the pain and reasons of every person presented in the book, even when they make mistakes.Overall, the book is about Thompson's two wars, the one in Vietnam and the one at home with his mind. A most powerful telling about the effects of war and most importantly about what happens behind the happy pictures
I was so deeply saddened by what consequences the men captured during the Vietnam War suffered. This book takes you deeply into the life of the longest held prisoner of war. I can't say I enjoyed it but I'm proud to have read about a man who gave so much for this country and didn't get what he should have come home to. I shouldn't judge his wife Alyce but I feel she had so much to do with the failure of her family, some may find that harsh but it's what I felt reading the story of a life that never recovered from the war and never received the recognition he deserved.
The first thing to understand is that this is written as an oral history, not the normal narrative type story. The story is told with the words from interviews with family, friends, associates and from Jim Thompson. I was impressed with how the story flowed and how the author was able to tie it all together. The story is about Jim Thompson, his time as a P..O. W.., his return to the U.S. and how his time as a prisoner tore his family and his future apart. This book shows how heroes aren't perfect and some aren't even what could be considered a good or nice person. A good book to read and a lesson that one can't live in the past and expect a bright future.
Col. Thompson 's life was one of a great man who withstood all the horrific brutality the viet cong and North Vietnam Army brought to bear on him. His life really never got much better after being released as the longest held POW during the vietnam war. An unfaithful wife, a son who committed a murder, alcohol consumption to the extreme, attempted suicide, suffered a disabling stroke and several other sad issues during a life I would not wish on any man. Through all of this I consider him a hero, deserving The Medal Of Honor, which he never received, but should have. A sad story written about in a book form which kept you wanting to turn to the next page as quickly as possible. I enjoyed it immensely and will forever remember who Col. Thompson was.
This book was written differently as oral history-so I had to get used to it but it was very well presented. It told of Jim Thompson's imprisonment as a POW during the Viet Nam war for 10 years and how it sadly affected not only his life but the lives of each of his family for years afterwards. I could not put it down. Great book. I highly recommend it.
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