Leo Thorsness (1932–2017)
Autor/a de Surviving Hell: A POW's Journey
Sobre l'autor
Leo Thorsness received the Medal of Honor in 1973, not long after he and the other American POWs were released from prison in North Vietnam. In 1974, he lost a tight race to George McGovern for a South Dakota Senate seat. In 1978, he was declared the winner of a House of Representatives race in mostra'n més South Dakota over Tom Daschle, but lost a six-month recount. Thorsness served six years as an executive with Litton Industries in Beverly Hills in the 1980s and, from 1988 to 1992, was a Washington state senator. He and his wife, Gaylee, live near their daughter and two granddaughters in Huntsville, Alabama. mostra'n menys
Obres de Leo Thorsness
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Thorsness, Leo Keith
- Data de naixement
- 1932-02-14
- Data de defunció
- 2017-05-02
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Walnut Grove, Minnesota, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- Jacksonville, Florida, USA
- Causa de la mort
- leukemia
- Educació
- University of Nebraska (BS|1964)
University of Southern California (MS|Communication Management - Professions
- pilot
politician - Organitzacions
- U.S. Air Force
- Premis i honors
- Medal of Honor (1973)
Washington State Senate
Membres
Ressenyes
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 1
- Membres
- 46
- Popularitat
- #335,831
- Valoració
- 4.1
- Ressenyes
- 1
- ISBN
- 4
He discussed being tortured and what it was like being locked up. He takes a surprisingly positive tone that makes it easier to read than some other stories I've read.
He relates some pretty powerful stories of brave men in prison. Worth reading.… (més)