P.O.W.: Americans In EnemyHands: World War II, Korea, and Vietnam (Full Frame)

VHS, Not Rated, 93 minutes, Public Media Video

Oscar and Emmy Award-winning producer Arnold Shapiro demonstrates his distinguished talents in this captivating series - "Trilogy of Tribute". The first program, "Return to Iwo Jima," remembers the American Marines during World War II in the bloodiest and fiercest battle ever. The second, "The Unknown Soldier", pays homage to the thousands lost during American's most devastating war. And finally, "P.O.W. Americans in Enemy Hands: World War II, Korea, and Vietnam" profiles prisoners of war and their remarkable experiences. The "Trilogy of Tribute" series is a brilliant salute to American's finest. It is powerful filmmaking designed to inform as well as enlighten, by one of America's premier documentarians. The dreaded Viet Cong "Forest of Darkness." It was here that Lieutenant Nick Rowe's life became a blur of horrific experiences. To stay alive, he'd catch anything near his cage: "If it walked, crawled,or flew, it went on the menu." This program uncovers the remarkable experiences of nine men held captive form three different wars. Surrender, survival, captivity, and torture are discussed with amazing candor. From World War II, meet a navigator-bombardier shot down over France. From the Korean War, a Marine captain who was the longest-held P.O.W. And from Vietnam, a soldier with rare historical footage-some never before seen! An inspiring glimpse into the resiliency of the human spirit, by the award-winning producer Arnold Shapiro.