Problems of Command in a Prisoner of War Situation (or Lancer to Charlie Charlie)

Abstract

This paper provides an account of the author's personal experiences while detained as a POW in te DRVN (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) from 17 Sep 1967 until 14 Mar 1973. It illustrates the problems that faced the POWs each day, their need for communication and organization, and then points out some problems peculiar to the SRO (Senior Ranking Officer). The author was held in six of the NVN (North Vietnam) POW camps. He was the SRO in four different and was a Commander of four different POW squadrons. His experiences have shown him that the old, generally accepted rules of leadership are valid in a POW situation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA954796

Entities

People

  • John E. Stavast

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Deep Water
  • Interrogation
  • Interrogators
  • Jails
  • Leadership
  • North Vietnam
  • Prisoners
  • Propaganda
  • Regulations
  • Resistance
  • Squadrons
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Water Wells

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military Science