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Act of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the USS Pueblo by Jack Cheevers

December 23, 2021 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

One thing I love about history is that no matter how much you think you know, there’s always something new to uncover. Such was the case, here. I think I have a pretty good handle on 20th century US history. I’m not an academic, by any means, but I’ve done a fair bit of reading. I’ve either never heard of the USS Pueblo, or had forgotten about it until reading this book. Technically speaking, the Korean War never ended. We were all reminded of this […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Cold War, Jack Cheevers, Korean War, POW, USS Pueblo, Vietnam war

ingres77's CBR13 Review No:48 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Cold War, Jack Cheevers, Korean War, POW, USS Pueblo, Vietnam war ·
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An Unbelievable Story of Survival

April 23, 2014 by reginadelmar 3 Comments

Unbroken is one of those books that leaves you shaking your head at the atrocities that men have committed against men and women in war. There are moments in this book when I thought, how unlucky can this guy be, to go from one sadistic camp officer to another who is worse. The fact that any of the men interred in the prison camps described in this book is a testament to human resilience. The book is aptly subtitled. Unbroken is the life story of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History Tagged With: history, Pacific, POW, WWII

reginadelmar's CBR6 Review No:9 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History · Tags: history, Pacific, POW, WWII ·
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