The Cage (book)

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name = The Cage


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author = Tom Abraham
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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publisher = Corgi
release_date = 2002
media_type = Paperback
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isbn = 978-0552149594

"The Cage" (2002), by Tom Abraham, is a book written about his time spent serving in the US Army in Vietnam and after. The book caused controversy amongst veterans of the war when it was revealed he had never been missing from his unit as claimed in the book.

The author should not be confused with Tom Abraham, a businessman and philanthropist from Canadian, Texas.

ynopsis

The book covers time that Tom Abraham, an Englishman, spent in the US Army during the Vietnam War. It describes how he served as an officer in the 1st Cavalry Unit and was captured by the Vietcong, before escaping and finding his unit again.

The book is divided into four sections, the first is about his time in England, the second is his time in America, the third is his time fighting in the Vietnam War and the final section is about his capture and treatment by his captors.

After the war he claimed to have suffered post-traumatic stress and after being arrested by the police suffered a break down.

Controversy

After the book's publication, several Vietnam War veterans expressed concern over the events described in the book, in particular Abraham's supposed capture and imprisonment. The Defence POW-Missing Personnel Office did not list him as a POW and his service record does not list the time spent in captivity either.

External links

* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0552149594 Amazon.co.uk book review]
* [http://www.miafacts.org/the_cage.htm Article on the book from the MIAFacts.org website]
* [http://www.miafacts.org/times-london.htm article on the book] from The Times