Episode Notes:

The movies "The Bridge on the River Kwai," "The Great Escape," "Uncommon Valor," "Rambo: First Blood Part II," and "Rescue Dawn" look at the prisoner-of-war experience through multiple different lenses. Kerry talks with Taylor Kiland, co-author of several books about prisoners of war and their families, about how the movies reflected specific cultural moments, POW experiences, and the particular trauma of not knowing if anyone was left behind.

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