Five Years to Freedom
  • Published: 15 July 2007
  • ISBN: 9780345314604
  • Imprint: Ballantine
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $24.00

Five Years to Freedom

The True Story of a Vietnam POW

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This is the second book in Presidio's classic war series (the first being Ken Hechler's The Bridge at Remagen). This has been an excellent seller ever since its release as a mass market in 1984, and with an exciting, revamped cover it will be a must have for readers of the genre.

When Green Beret Lieutenant James N. Rowe was captured in 1963 in Vietnam, his life became more than a matter of staying alive.

In a Vietcong POW camp, Rowe endured beri-beri, dysentery, and tropical fungus diseases. He suffered grueling psychological and physical torment. He experienced the loneliness and frustration of watching his friends die. And he struggled every day to maintain faith in himself as a soldier and in his country as it appeared to be turning against him.

His survival is testimony to the disciplined human spirit.
His story is gripping.
  • Published: 15 July 2007
  • ISBN: 9780345314604
  • Imprint: Ballantine
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $24.00
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Praise for Five Years to Freedom

"The Most Important Book Ever Written About The Vietnam Experience. The people of the United States can be immensely proud of Nick Rowe and Americans like him who have resisted and survived the worst abuse a brutal enemy could visit upon us."--Robin Moore

"If you can read this story and not weep, you are inhuman."--The Cincinnati Post

"Truly a classic . . . Must reading for anyone who appreciates extraordinary heart and courage."--Al Santoli, author of Everything We Had

"Rowe's description of his actual escape . . . is as amazing and moving as anything in the literature of high adventure."--Publishers Weekly

"A touching story of bravery, spirit, and determination . . . ."--Dallas Times Herald

"An inspiration."--Army News

"A story of heroism and survival unparalleled in American military history."--Boston Herald Traveler