Black Prisoner of War chronicles the story of James Daly, a young black soldier held captive for more than five years by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese and subsequently accused (and acquitted) of collaboration with the enemy. One of the very few books about the Vietnam War by an African American, Daly’s memoir is both a testament to survival and a provocative meditation on the struggle between patriotism and religious conviction.First published in 1975 as A Hero’s ...