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Heath Hardage Lee

    Heath Hardage Lee, s bohatými zkušenostmi v oblasti muzejní edukace a kurátorství, se ponořuje do méně známých příběhů americké historie. Její práce se vyznačuje hlubokým výzkumem a pečlivým zpracováním, často odhalujícím klíčové, ale opomíjené postavy a události. Lee zkoumá sociální a politické dopady historických událostí prostřednictvím zkoumání lidských osudů. Její texty jsou plné faktů a zároveň přístupné, což čtenářům přináší nové pohledy na minulost.

    The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home from Vietnam
    The League of Wives
    • The true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington - and Hanoi - to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam.

      The League of Wives
    • On February 12, 1973, more than one hundred recently released American prisoners of war arrived in the Philippines. These former Navy and Air Force pilots had endured years of brutal torture, deprivation, and solitary confinement in Vietnamese prisons, the worst of which was The Hanoi Hilton. Months later, they learned that their rescuers were their wives, who had formed The National League of Families and been the POW and MIAs most fervent advocates. These women lobbied government leaders, conducted a savvy media campaign, conducted covert meetings with antiwar activists, and helped code secret letters to the prisoners -- all to facilitate their husbands' freedom.

      The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home from Vietnam