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$89.00 Even if you don’t know much about the war in Vietnam, you’ve probably heard of “The Hanoi Hilton,” or Hoa Lo Prison, where captured U.S. soldiers were held. What they did there and whether they were treated well or badly by the Vietnamese became lasting controversies. As military personnel returned from captivity in 1973, Americans became riveted by POW coming-home stories. What had gone on behind these prison walls? Along with legends of lionized heroes who endured torture rather than reveal sensitive military information, there were news leaks suggesting that others had denounced the war in return for favorable treatment. What wasn’t acknowledged, however, is that U.S. troop opposition to the war was vast and reached well into Hoa Loa Prison. Half a century after the fact,

Han iRepublic ofNew yorkUnited statesNatasha zaretskyTom wilberChaplain assistantPaul buhleMaurice issermanJerry lembckeJohn mccainHoly cross collegeDepartment of historyUniversity of alabama at birminghamNational film festivalLecturer for the organization of american historians