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Nightmare abroad : stories of Americans imprisoned in foreign lands / by Laufer, Peter,1950-;
Subjects: Americans; Prisoners; Prisoners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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M.I.A. : accounting for the missing in Southeast Asia / by Mather, Paul D.,1938-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Prisoners of war; Vietnam War, 1961-1975;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Inside Allenwood : the story of a British banker in a US prison : money, mobsters and Enron / by Darby, Giles,author.;
What the hell happened? -- The smartest guys in the room -- Welcome to the special housing unit -- A cell of one's own -- Orientation week - A new cellie -- The laundry Nazi -- Up in flames -- Life on the inside -- Extradition -- Anger management -- It's all about respect -- The mafiosi -- Prison games -- Infection -- Packing up -- New York, New York -- The NatWest Three."This is the story of Giles Darby, a former city investment banker who was extradited to the USA and failed on account of his entanglement in a
Subjects: Personal correspondence.; Darby, Giles; Federal Correctional Institution (Allenwood, Pa.); Prisoners, Foreign; Bankers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Escape / by Burrows, Phillip.(CARDINAL)425855; Foster, Mark,1961-(CARDINAL)679940;
"I'm not a thief. I'm an innocent man," shouts Brown. He is angry because he is in prison and the prison guards hate him. Then one day Brown has an idea. It is dangerous - very dangerousBR
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Fiction.; Problems and exercises.; Textbooks.; Escapes; Reading comprehension; English language; Prisoners;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Inside Hanoi's secret archives : solving the MIA mystery / by McConnell, Malcolm.(CARDINAL)153772;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-440) and index.
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam War, 1961-1975;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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In The Shadows : true stories of high-stakes negotiations to free Americans captured abroad / by Bergman, Mickey,author.(CARDINAL)894994; Henican, Ellisauthor.(CARDINAL)342732;
Becoming Mickey -- At war -- Gray scale -- Baby diplo -- The guv -- Border raid -- Northern exposure -- Poster boy -- Tragic twist -- Jailed journos -- Dashed hopes -- Reciprocal arrangements -- Academic freedom -- Double cross -- Strike two -- Getting Danny -- Second chance -- Valuable allies -- Guv's grenade -- Big prize -- Ah symmetry -- Double-talk -- Getting close -- Wild card."Brittney Griner, Danny Fenster, Otto Warmbier, Trevor Reed, Paul Whelan, Kenneth Bae...When an American citizen is unjustly imprisoned overseas, that's when Mickey Bergman's phone starts to ring. Who else are their desperate loved ones supposed to call? Mickey and his tight team of savvy negotiators at the Richardson Center for Global Engagement are the go-to rescuers of last resort, carrying on the high-stakes, round-the-world mission of master negotiator Bill Richardson. Mickey and his team do what U.S. government officials are often unable or unwilling to do: sit down with America's toughest adversaries and find creative ways to bring our people home. That's life In the Shadows. This is the heart-pounding story of these urgent negotiations, what it's like to climb inside the minds of some of the world's most notorious strongmen, where the clear divisions between good and evil are replaced by a thousand shades of gray. The hard work is done far from the glare of media publicity. The negotiations don't follow traditional diplomatic rules. As innocent Americans sit behind bars in hellhole foreign prisons, Mickey and his colleagues stop at nothing to get our people home. And these cases almost never go as smoothly as they should, as the independent negotiators navigate between U.S. government officials and some of the world's most headstrong leaders. And as soon as one American is freed, Mickey is off on another dicey mission to Moscow, Caracas, Naypyidaw, Pyongyang, or some other complex foreign capital. These painstaking campaigns require creative thinking, hardball pressure tactics, excruciating patience, and a genuine sense of compassion for the anxious families whose lives are thrown into turmoil when a loved one is imprisoned abroad. In Mickey Bergman's own words, In the Shadows tells the hidden story of these high-drama rescue campaigns. The crafty negotiating strategies. The strong-willed foreign leaders. The emotional rollercoaster of being responsible for innocent American lives. The exhilaration when another American is released from a foreign prison-and the terrible letdown when a promising effort hits another maddening roadblock. Mickey recounts his unique relationship with his mentor, the late, great Richardson, the former governor of New Mexico, ambassador to the United Nations and legendary negotiator. He shares the wrenching closeness he develops with the desperate families he serves, who often have nowhere else to turn. He offers a detailed account of his one-on-one interactions with Washington's top power players, both Democrats and Republicans, and some of the world's most isolated and misunderstood heads of state. For readers who want the full, searing story of these life-or-death rescue missions and the fascinating people behind them, it's all In the Shadows. As Mickey Bergman and New York Times bestselling author Ellis Henican make clear on every page, international diplomacy isn't just for government officials anymore"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Bergman, Mickey.; Richardson, Bill, 1947 November 15-2023.; Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes.; Prisoners; Americans; Political prisoners; Diplomats;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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On wings of eagles / by Follett, Ken.(CARDINAL)136256;
Bibliography: pages 443-444.Maps on lining papers
Subjects: Escapes; Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981.; Political prisoners;
Available copies: 32 / Total copies: 36
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Torture as public policy : restoring U.S. credibility on the world stage / by Pfiffner, James P.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-204) and index.Introduction : U.S. detainee policy -- Policymaking on torture -- Operations : the implementation of policy -- The logic of torture : moral and behavioral issues -- Torture and the law -- Command responsibility.
Subjects: Torture; Torture; Political prisoners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The lionkeeper of Algiers : how an American captive rose to power in Barbary and saved his homeland from war / by Ekin, Des,author.(CARDINAL)703019;
Includes bibliographical references.The First Captive -- The Twelve-Year-Old Midshipman -- 'The Crazy Capital' -- Cast into the Den of Lions -- 'Our Sufferings is beyond your Conception' -- 'A Black Eye, A Broken Leg, and Credentials from Congress' -- The Undiplomatic Diplomat -- The Threshold of Pain -- 'If There Were No Algiers, I Would Have to Build One' -- Hannah and Isaac -- Lions and Tigers and Rats -- The Man who Made a Million -- The Hassan Whisperer -- Welcome to the Mad House -- It's a New Dawn, it's a New Dey, it's a New Life -- 'That is Our Liberty in Sweet America' -- Cape Desolation -- Clipping the Eagle's Wings -- Scipio -- 'Now I Have Got You, You Shall Eat Stones' -- The Attack on Scipio -- An Englishman and Two Irishmen Walk into a Bar -- 'Get Out of My Sight, Thou Dog Without a Soul!' -- 'A Dazzling Meteor in a Dark Night' -- The One That Got Away -- A Poet in Purgatory -- The Dey's Last Command -- Scipio 'Was in his Grave before Sunset' -- A Voyage to Save the Peace -- 'An Adieu to the Land of Bondage' -- Afterlives.This page-turning narrative follows the twists and turns of the life of hostage-turned-diplomat James Leander Cathcart upon the international stage of diplomacy, trade, and maritime statecraft at a time when America's place in the world was hanging in the balance.
Subjects: Cathcart, James L. (James Leander), 1767-1843.; Cathcart, James L. (James Leander), 1767-1843; Prisoners of war; Diplomats;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Colditz [videorecording] / by Fox, James,1939-; Fox, Laurence.; Hardy, Tom,1977-(CARDINAL)344864; Lewis, Damian,1971-(CARDINAL)786552; Myles, Sophia,1980-; Priestley, Jason,1969-(CARDINAL)382493; Timeless Media Group.;
Director of photography, Gavin Finney; music, Richard Harvey; editor, David Yardley.Damian Lewis, Sophia Myles, Tom Hardy, Laurence Fox, Timothy West, James Fox, Jason Priestly.This films tells a remarkable story of the prisoners in the German POW camp called Colditz.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Schloss Colditz (Colditz, Germany); DVDs.; Feature films.; Foreign films; Prisoners of war; Prisons; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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