The Unlikely War Hero

Author and historian Marc Leepson recounts the remarkable story of Doug Hegdahl, the youngest and lowest-ranking American POW captured in North Vietnam and held at the Hanoi Hilton.

Marc Leepson is a journalist, historian, and author of ten books. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967-69, including a year in the Vietnam War, and received an honorable discharge. He earned a master’s degree in history from George Washington University. Leepson is a former staff writer for Congressional Quarterly and has written for Preservation, Smithsonian, Military History, Civil War Times, Vietnam magazine, and the Washington Post.

The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW's Story of Courage and Resilience in the Hanoi Hilton is his latest book. 

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