This is the story of Nick A. Flores who was captured during the first battle at Hell Fire Valley; a few miles from Chosin Reservoir. He served 36 months as a POW at Camp One in Chong-sung; Korea. While a POW; Nick nursed nineteen POWs; brought in by the North Korean Army; and saved thirteen by spoon-feeding; bathing; listening and comforting them -- a task that no one else wanted or would do. He gave his food to fellow POWs and hand made moccasins for those soldiers with frost bitten feet.During repatriation at Freedom Village; General McCall Pate; commander of the 1st Marine Division; was so impressed by words spoken about Nick that he summoned Nick over to sit next to him. It was at this time General Pate told Nick; "I know that our country will give you the highest honor that you could receive for your heroism while a POW".After returning home; Nick began yet another battle that lasted for forty years. He was driven with determination to write a book about his life; events and often times painful memories he endured while in the hands of the Chinese Peoples' Army and his homeland tragedies.
#5907929 in Books Nova Science Publishers; Inc. 2011-10-05Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .66 x 7.30 x 10.29l; 1.14 #File Name: 1560724021155 pages
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A compelling narrative of the Soviet side of the space raceBy Alexander SabelnikovI guess; I cannot rate or review the book because I am a coauthor. But I can cite a short CNN Editor's note before the excerpt from the book; which described Gagarin's first manned at [...] episodes/08/book.excerpt/ - 16k:"Filmmaker Vladimir Suvorov recorded the Soviet Union's space program from 1959 to 1969; including the April 12; 1961; launch of Yuri Gagarin -- the first man in space. In the book "The First Manned Spaceflight: Russia's Quest for Space;" Suvorov's nephew; Alexander Sabelnikov; has compiled his uncle's notes into a compelling narrative of the Soviet side of the space race".The review and the excerpt was published on-line in 1997 and was alive for several years; but unfortunately is no longer available.
