The League Of Wives Av Heath Hardage Lee

<p><b>"With astonishing verve, The League of Wives persisted to speak truth to power to bring their POW/MIA husbands home from Vietnam. And with astonishing verve, Heath Hardage Lee has chronicled their little-known story ¿ a profile of courage that spotlights 1960s-era military wives who forge secret codes with bravery, chutzpah and style. Honestly, I couldn¿t put it down."</b><br><b>¿ Beth Macy, author of <i>Dopesick</i> and <i>Factory Man</i></b><br><b><i></i></b><br><b>"Exhilarating and inspiring."</b><br><b>¿ Elaine Showalter, <i>Washington Post </i></b><br><b></b><br>The true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington¿and Hanoi¿to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam. </p><p>On February 12, 1973, one hundred and sixteen men who, just six years earlier, had been high flying Navy and Air Force pilots, shuffled, limped, or were carried off a huge military transport plane at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. These American servicemen had endured years