Download or read book Five Years to Freedom written by James N. Rowe and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On October 29, 1963, the Viet Cong captured Special Forces Major James N. Rowe during a sudden firefight in South Vietnam. For five years, Major Rowe survived absolutely staggering conditions of filth, disease, hunger and constant psychological pressure to "confess his crimes," plus two scheduled execution dates and severe punishment for three attempts at escape.