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Escape from Saigon
Escape from Saigon | Michael Morris, Dick Pirozzolo
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Few thirty-day periods in history have been more tumultuous than the fall of Saigon in April of 1975. Few thirty-day periods in history have been more tumultuous than the fall of Saigon in April of 1975. With US military now gone for two years, the North Vietnamese Army routed South Vietnam s forces, resulting in thousands of refugees pouring into the former colonial capital. The world watched and waited for what many expected would be a bloodbath. Escape from Saigon follows various people trapped in the besieged city. Among them are a former GI attempting to rescue his Vietnamese wife s terrified relatives; a Vietnamese-American television reporter whose conflicted heritage threatens her future; an American businessman risking his life to smuggle out his employees; and the last remaining US diplomatic personnel in Saigon, including the ambassador, military liaisons, and CIA operatives. The NVA onslaught is spearheaded by two officersone intent on maintaining military restraint, the other bent on revenge and will sweep up families, friends, and comrades in this final chapter of a war that has already taken millions of lives. Escape from Saigon is a story of a city and its inhabitants struggling to survive in its most desperate hoursa tale that stays true to the historic record while recounting moments of human hardship, courage, and triumph. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fictionnovels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. "
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Eggs
Escape from Saigon | Michael Morris, Dick Pirozzolo
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This was good-a blast from my past: final days of evacuation from Saigon amid sniper fire, bombs, and tanks. Heartbreaking and a waste of human life.

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Eggs
Escape from Saigon | Michael Morris, Dick Pirozzolo
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I watched this war unfold on TV during the 1960's while in high school. Not counting this book, I've read 25 books in January 2017. I could read more, but somehow a JOB kind of cuts down on reading time....😉

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MrBook
Escape from Saigon | Michael Morris, Dick Pirozzolo
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#TBRtemptation post! Here's another that just came out 😁👏🏻! This is a novelization of Saigon's 1975 fall to North Vietnam. US forces withdrew 2 years prior. Told from various perspectives: a former GI looking for his Vietnamese wife's relatives; a Vietnamese-American tv reporter; a US businessman trying to rescue his employees; the last US diplomatic personnel. The NV forces are led by 2 men: one restrained; one not. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

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