{"product_id":"the-league-of-wives-9781472131805","title":"The League of Wives","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured in \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e''s guide to 2019''s best non-fiction books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington - and Hanoi - to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 12 February, 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 of brutal torture, kept shackled and starving in solitary confinement, in rat-infested, mosquito-laden prisons, the worst of which was The Hanoi Hilton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonths later, the first Vietnam POWs to return home would learn that their rescuers were their wives, a group of women that included Jane Denton, Sybil Stockdale, Louise Mulligan, Andrea Rander, Phyllis Galanti, and Helene Knapp. These women, who formed The National League of Families, would never have called themselves \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLee [has] uncovered an amazing forgotten history . . . stirring detail . . . thanks to Lee's impressive research, their [the wives'] voices can be heard by those who embraced titles like \u003ci\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Universe\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). Book clubs should line up for this one; it begs for discussion * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eInspirational work . . . In this beautifully told history, Lee unearths the contributions of everyday women who not only saved their husbands but influenced military culture * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThis unputdownable story of strength and determination is a must-read * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eExhilarating and inspiring * Washington Post *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739380691287,"sku":"9781472131805","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472131805.jpg?v=1720052074","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-league-of-wives-9781472131805","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}