THE HEROES WHO FELL FROM GRACE: The True Story of Operation Lazarus, the Attempt to Free American POWs from Laos in 1982 by Charles J Patterson, USSF and COL G. Lee Tippin, USA Ret. ACCEPTABLE to GOOD First Edition unstated Book Club Edition hardcover, 1985. Details the collapse of a well-intentioned effort to free American POWs in SE Asia, incriminating the CIA, the DIA, and the executive branches of the Nixon, Carter, and Reagan administrations. Packed with shocking information from US government officials, military officers, the press, public celebrities, Laotian guerillas, and Vietnamese refugees, this book reveals the grim likelihood that American POWs still remain captive in SE Asia. Chronicles the events surrounding and including 3 separate military-type operations aimed at investigating and freeing American POWs in Laos. Half-heartedly supported by the US government, the first 2 operations failed. The third operation, an independent effort code name Operation Lazarus, also failed.

ACCEPTABLE to GOOD First Edition unstated Book Club Edition hardcover, gently read with most pages clean and all pages and edges unmarked. A few pages show slight water damage to bottom corners and edges, but not affecting the text. Binding tight. Book slightly canted. Jacket shows considerable damage and soiling as scanned with minor corner and edge wear and one .5” closed tear to front bottom edge. Rippling at jacket back due to moisture damage. Hardboards unaffected. Not a remainder. Overall, not as bad as it sounds. 5.75” x 8.25.” Photos, maps, diagrams, List of participants, and text. 235 pgs.