THE
SPY IN THE HANOI HILTONuncovers the true story of POWs inside the
Prison, known as the Hanoi Hilton, who created a high-level espionage
operation that reached all the way to the CIA and the White House. This
included sending radio transmissions to the Pentagon and President
Nixon's White House during the brutal Christmas Bombings of 1972,
signaling that POWs inside the Hanoi Hilton were still alive and that
the raid should continue.
The spy network was led by James Bond Stockdale, an air-wing commander
who was shot down on a bombing mission into North Vietnam on Sept. 9,
1965. He was one of the two most senior-ranking U.S. Navy officers
imprisoned in the Hanoi Hilton. Stockdale later rose to the rank of
Vice Admiral, became one of the most highly decorated officers in the
history of the Navy, and ran for Vice President. He was also awarded
the Medal of Honor for his secret communication network and for bravery
in the face of torture. Former CIA official Robert Wallace calls
Stockdale's spy network "one of the most significant activities in
Agency history."
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