BIBLIOGRAPHY
After Action Report and Survey
Opinion Research Corporation. POW Next-of-Kin Survey: Reaction to the Son Tay Raid. International Headquarters: Princeton, New Jersey, 8 December 1970.
United States. Joint Contingency Task Group. Subject: 'Report on the Son Tay Prisoner of War Rescue Operation.' Washington, D.C.: Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1971.
Books
Anderson, Stevens W. The Great American II: Compact Classics. Salt Lake City: Compact Classics Inc., 1993.
David, Heather. Operation Rescue. New York: Pinnacle books, 1971.
Doyle, Edward, Samuel Lipsman, and the editors of Boston Publishing Company. The Vietnam Experience: Fighting for Time. Boston: Boston Publishing Company, 1983.
Hammond, William M. Public Affairs the Military and the Media 1968-1973. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996.
Haig, Alexander M., and Charles McCarry. Inner Circles: How America Changed the World. New York: Warner Books, 1992.
Johnson, Sam and Jan Winebrenner. Captive Warriors: A Vietnam POWs Story. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1992.
Kissinger, Henry. American Foreign Policy. New York: Norton Publishing, 1974.
Kissinger, Henry. Diplomacy. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
Kissinger, Henry. White House Years. Boston: Little, Brown, 1979.
Laird, Melvin, R. The Nixon Doctrine. Washington: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1972.
Laudau, David. Kissinger: The Uses Of Power. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972.
Morrocco, John and the editors of Boston Publishing Company. The Vietnam Experience: Rain Of Fire, Air War 1969-1973. Boston: Boston Publishing Company, 1985.
Nixon, Richard M. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1978.
Nixon, Richard M. The Real War. New York: Warner Books, 1980.
Schemmer, Benjamin F. The Raid. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1976.
United States Department of Defense. The Pentagon Papers: The Defense Department History of United States Decisionmaking on Vietnam. Eds. Nick Chomsky and Herbert Zinn. Boston: Beacon Press, 1972.
Government Publications
Fulbright, Rep. J.W. (Arkansas). 'The Son Tay Raid.' Congressional Record (4 December 1970), vol. 116, Senate.
U.S. Congress. House. Committee On Foreign Relations. Bombing Operations and the Prisoner-Of-War Rescue Mission in North Vietnam. Hearings, 91st cong., 2nd sess., 24 November 1970, 54-464O.
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On-Line Sources
(Internet)
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Defense Intelligence Agency. POW Camps in North Vietnam, http://www.ipsystems.com/powmia/PowCamps.html. Downloaded from 'Yahoo,' 24 August 1996.
Fryer, Wesley. 'American POWs in Southeast Asia and the Violation of a National Ethic.' http://pegasus.acs.ttu.edu/~z5a18/powpap8.html. Downloaded from 'Yahoo,' 24 August 1996.
Interviews
Ahmann, Hugh N. and Officer, LtCol. Lyn R. 'Interview # K239.0512-687 of Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.' United States Air Force Oral History Program, September 1973; November 1973; and March 1974. Located at the Air Force History Office, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C.
Donohue, Col. Frederic M., USAF. 'Mission of Mercy,' Air War College Article for Publication, summary no. 4560, no date. Located at the Air Force History Office, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C.
Flynn, Brig. Gen. John P. 'Captivity in Southeast Asia,' A lecture given by Brig. Gen. John P. Flynn at Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 24 June 1974. Located at the Air Force History Office, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C.
Goldberg, Albert and Matloff, Maurice. 'Interview of Melvin R. Laird, Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1952-1968; Secretary of Defense, 1969-1973.' Historical Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2 September 1986.
Hasdorff, Dr. James C. and McCants, LtCol. Arthur W., Jr. 'Interview of General John W. Vogt.' Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff under the Nixon Administration. United States Air Force Oral History Program, August 1978. Located at the Air Force History Office, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C.
Mitchell, Maj. John E., Jr. 'An Interview with Benjamin Schemmer.' Electronic-mail Interview, 18 December 1996.
Mitchell, Maj. John E., Jr. 'An Interview with Melvin R. Laird.' Telephone interview, 17 December 1996.
Spoon, Capt. Donald R., Interviewed by unknown Captain, USAF. 'Interview of Capt. Donald R. Spoon.' United States Air Force Oral History Program, K239.0512-930, April 1973. Located at the Air Force History Office, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C.
Letters and Memoranda
Deputy Assistant to the President, Alexander P. Butterfield. Memorandum to Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, Subject: 'Development of a proposal for a White House action team dedicated to relieving the plight of U.S. POWs.' 3 February 1970. Located at National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials. H.R. Haldeman file, keyword 'POW.'
Director, Executive Branch Communications. Letter to an unknown party. Subject: 'Administration Political Activities on Behalf of POWs.' 1 December 1970. Located at National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials. Charles W. Colson file, keyword 'POW/MIA.'
Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger. Memorandum to the President, Richard Nixon. Subject: 'Canadian report from Hanoi.' 26 December 1970. Located at National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials, H.R. Haldeman file, keyword 'POW.'
Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger. Memorandum to the President, Richard Nixon. Subject: 'DRV response to lists of U.S. POWs.' 28 November 1970. Located at National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials, H.R. Haldeman file, keyword 'POW.'
Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger. Memorandum to the President, Richard Nixon. Subject: 'North Vietnam Reaction to Raid.' 14 December 1970. Located at National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials, H.R. Haldeman file, keyword 'POW.'
Special Council to the President, Charles W. Colson. Letter to Charles J. Stephens. Subject: 'Possibility of Reprisals against American POWs.' 25 November 1970. Located at National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials, Charles W. Colson file, keyword 'POW/MIA.'
Magazines
'Acting to Aid the Forgotten Men.' Time, 7 December 1970, 15-21.
'Daring Raids in Vietnam - Purpose of Nixon's Move.' U.S. News & World Report, 7 December 1970, 22-23.
Glines, C.V. 'The Son Tay Raid.' Air Force Magazine, November 1995, 64-69.
Lewis, Flora. 'Floundering Again in Credibility Gulch.' Newsday, 8 December 1970.
Manor, Lt. Gen. LeRoy J., USAF. (Ret.), 'The Son Tay Raid: 21 November 1970.' Daedalus Flyer Volume 35, no. 4 (Winter 1995): 8-16.
'Nixon's Plan for Vietnam: The Unfolding Story.' U.S. News & World Report, 15 June 1970, 20-21.
'Plots and Conspiracies.' New Republic, 12 December 1970, 5.
'The Politics of Rescue.' National Review, 15 December 1970, 1334.
'The President Reports on the War in Cambodia.' U.S. News & World Report, 15 June 1970, 77-79.
'Rep. Leggett Intervenes.' The Nation, 28 December 1970, 676.
Ruhl, Robert K. 'Raid at Son Tay.' Airman, August 1975, 24-31.
Schemmer, Benjamin F. 'The Raid.' Penthouse, August 1976, 52-58+ 164-166.
'Snap, Crackle.' New Republic, 12 December 1970, 5.
Sochurek, Howard. 'Air Rescue Behind Enemy Lines.' National Geographic, September 1968, 346-369.
Watson, Russell. 'Operation Successful, Results Nil.' Newsweek, 7 December 1970, 26-28.
Witze, Claude. 'Reasons for a POW Raid.' Air Force Magazine, January 1971, 8-9.
Newspapers
Chapman, William. 'The Son Tay Story,' Washington Post, 28 November 1970, Sec. A1.
'A Daring Exploit,' Atlanta Constitution, 25 November 1970, Sec. A4.
Getler, Michael. 'The Son Tay Raid: How It Developed,' Washington Post, 25 November 1970, Sec. A1.
Harris, Louis. 'More POW Raids Favored,' Chicago Tribune, 25 February 1971.
'Incursion by U.S. Raise New Peril for Nixon Policy,' Washington Post, 24 November 1970, Sec. A1.
Jobes, William. 'Son Tay Raid: Intelligence Vs. Sense,' An interview with Benjamin Schemmer, Washington Star, 29 September 1976, sec. F1.
Keatley, Robert, and Richard J. Levine. 'Commando Raid On POW Camp, Air Strike Add Muscle to Nixon's Retaliation Threat,' Wall Street Journal, 24 November 1970.
Lardner, George, and George C. Wilson. 'Punitive Raids Hit N. Vietnam Bases,' Washington Post, 22 November 1970, Sec. A1.
Latham, Aaron. 'Nixon Likens Raid Strategy to Football,' Washington Post, 27 November 1970, Sec. A1.
Marder, Murrey. 'Critics Stymied As Laird Invokes Honor, Morality,' Washington Post, 25 November 1970, Sec. A5.
Marder, Murrey. 'Laird Stresses Credibility,' Washington Post, 26 November 1970, Sec. A1.
Marder, Murrey. 'Raids Stir Query: Why Now?,' Washington Post, 22 November 1970, Sec. A1.
Marder, Murrey. 'U.S. Claims Net Plus for Raid,' Washington Post, 28 November 1970, sec. A1.
'Raid On POW Camp Stirs Heated Debate In Senate,' Washington Post, 25 November 1970, Sec. A4.
'Rescue That Failed Aided PW Morale,' San Francisco Examiner, 13 April 1973.
Robert, Chambers M. 'Senators Appalled At Forays,' Washington Post, 24 November 1970, Sec. A1.
Shub, Anatole. 'Hanoi Says U.S. Bombing Will Gravely Affect Talks,' Washington Post, 22 November 1970, Sec. A1.
Shub, Anatole. 'Paris Session Canceled As Reds Protest Raids,' Washington Post, 24 November 1970, Sec. A1.
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Wolkerstorfer, J. 'Raid On POW Camp Was Not War's First,' Washington Post, 25 November 1970, Sec. A5.
White House Staff Files
Dean, John W. National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials.
Ehrlichman John D. National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials.
Haig, Alexander M. National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials.
President Nixon's Personal Files. National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials.
Scali, John A. National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials.
White House Special Files: Central Files. National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials.
Ziegler, Ronald L. National Archives II, Nixon Presidential Materials.