During the era of unpopular Vietnamese conflict few issues united the American people as did the emotion-laden problem of POWs and MIAs. When the peace treaties were signed and the POWs finally returned to American soil, the nation was collectively exalted by their safe return.

About the Author
LCDR John M. McGrath was a young Navy pilot in 1967 when he was captured after being shot down over Vietnam. A self-taught artist, the starkness of his drawings underscores a remarkable chronicle of lives constantly in peril, almost unimaginable in civilised times. He now lives in Monument, CO.