Under the Cover of Light
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Under the Cover of Light

The Extraordinary Story of USAF COL Thomas "Jerry" Curtis's 7 1/2 -Year Captivity in North Vietnam

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eBook - ePub

Under the Cover of Light

The Extraordinary Story of USAF COL Thomas "Jerry" Curtis's 7 1/2 -Year Captivity in North Vietnam

About this book

In 1965, Col. Thomas "Jerry" Curtis's helicopter was shot down over North Vietnam. He was immediately captured and spent 7½ years confined in a filthy 5? x 7? cell at the notorious Hanoi prison camp. Thousands of miles from home and unable to communicate with his wife and children, Jerry endured months of solitary confinement, suffocating heat, freezing cold, grueling physical and psychological torture, constant hunger, and unimaginable mental duress. And yet, time and again, the Light that darkness cannot overcome became his beacon of hope. Now, for the first time in print, Jerry shares the full story of his 2,703 days in captivity and what he learned about faith, hope, and the indomitable power of the human spirit.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Endorsements
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Epigraph
  7. Contents
  8. Foreword
  9. Author’s Note
  10. Prologue
  11. Part 1: The Mission: Combat Search and Rescue
  12. Part 2: The Prison Years: 1965–1973
  13. Part 3: After Prison
  14. Epilogue: Ten Years Later
  15. Acknowledgments
  16. About the Authors
  17. Photo Gallery
  18. List of Prison Camps and Approximate Dates of Jerry’s Imprisonment
  19. Map of Approximate Locations of Prison Camps
  20. Notes