Includes bibliographical references (p. {u0091}) and index.

A look at the inhospitable world of the hostage and prisoner of war and its impact on their lives ; Lifestyle shock : the psychological experience of being an American prisoner of war in the Vietnam War / Charles A. Stenger -- John Emerick -- Ken Curley -- Victor Mapes -- Charles Stenger -- Mario Garbin -- Steve Perun -- Tom Grove -- Peter Neft -- Bernie Melnick -- John Fellows -- A perspective on former prisoners of war for the 1990's / Charles A. Stenger -- Soldiers of Berga / Ray Weiss -- Christmas story / Mario Garbin -- American victims of the Holocaust / Mitchell G. Bard -- American prisoners of war in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam : statistical data concerning numbers captured, repatriated, and still alive as of January 1, 1992 / Charles A. Stenger.