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The league of wives the untold story of the women who took on the U.S. Government to bring their husbands home Cover Image Large Print Book

The league of wives [large print]: the untold story of the women who took on the U.S. Government to bring their husbands home / Heath Hardage Lee.

Lee, Heath Hardage, (author.).

Summary:

The true story of the women who battled Washington and Hanoi to bring their husbands home after years of torture and confinement in prisons in the jungles of Vietnam.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781432864958
  • ISBN: 1432864955
  • Physical Description: 577 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-574).
Formatted Contents Note:
The right wife -- It can't happen to us -- A Great Society for some, not for all -- Wives or widows? -- A reluctant sorority -- New girl village -- The league of wives -- Incredibly screwed up -- So you say you want a revolution? -- "Nixon's the one!" -- Go public -- Don't mess with Texas -- May day debut -- Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown -- Write Hanoi and silent nights -- Is peace at hand? -- "We chose to be together" -- To the First Ladies of America!.

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Subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese.
Military spouses > United States > Biography.
Families of military personnel > United States > History > 20th century.
Prisoners of war > Vietnam > Biography.
Prisoners of war > United States > Biography.
Air pilots, Military > United States > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974.
Genre: Large print books.
Biographies.

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Marion Library LP 959.7043 LEE (Text) 37810435754899 Adult Large Print Nonfiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library LP 959.704 Lee (Text) 31010000682999 Adult Large Print Nonfiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library LP 959.704 L (Text) 39493108499130 Adult Large Print Nonfiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch 959.704 L (Text) 33258008595436 Adult Large Print Nonfiction Available -
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Rockingham Outreach LP 959.704 L (Text) 31554010509460 Adult Large Print Nonfiction Available -
Selma Public Library LP 959.704 Lee (Text) 38950611262512 Adult Large Print New Nonfiction Available -
Thomasville Public Library LP 959.704 L (Text) 25908007214583 Adult Large Print Nonfiction Available -
Wilkes County Public Library LP 959.704 LEE (Text) 50501011652837 Adult Nonfiction Available -