Last Men Out : The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam
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Last Men Out : The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam
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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- Release Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 9781439161029
À propos de ce produit
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
143916102X
ISBN-13
9781439161029
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038622546
Product Key Features
Book Title
Last Men Out : the True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / Vietnam War, Military / General, Military / United States, General
Publication Year
2012
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
10.7 Oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Last Men Out tells the real story behind one of the most-referenced but least-understood episodes in recent American history. It's a gripping tale of heroism and heartbreak and a reminder of the price paid by those who do our nation's bidding., This totally riveting and moving story tells how a small band of Marines risked everything to accomplish the harrowing evacuation of American personnel in the last days of the Vietnam War. You feel the fear of facing overwhelming odds, the frustration of a self-serving bureaucracy turning an orderly evacuation plan into a shambles, and the terror and despair of our shamefully abandoned allies. This book tells with authority and power how the light at the end of the dark tunnel of the Vietnam War proved to be the courage, nobility, and discipline of the United States Marine Corps., "This totally riveting and moving story tells how a small band of Marines risked everything to accomplish the harrowing evacuation of American personnel in the last days of the Vietnam War. You feel the fear of facing overwhelming odds, the frustration of a self-serving bureaucracy turning an orderly evacuation plan into a shambles, and the terror and despair of our shamefully abandoned allies. This book tells with authority and power how the light at the end of the dark tunnel of the Vietnam War proved to be the courage, nobility, and discipline of the United States Marine Corps." -Karl Marlantes, author of Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War, " Last Men Out tells the real story behind one of the most-referenced but least-understood episodes in recent American history. It's a gripping tale of heroism and heartbreak and a reminder of the price paid by those who do our nation's bidding."-Nathaniel Fick, author of the NYT bestseller One Bullet Away
Synopsis
Now in paperback--a "thrilling narrative of bravery, bravado, and loss" ( Kirkus Reviews ) that tells the "gripping story of a handful of marines who formed the last body of Americans to leave Saigon on April 30, 1975" ( Booklist ). In a gripping, moment-by-moment narrative based on a wealth of recently declassified documents and in-depth interviews, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin tell the remarkable drama that unfolded over the final, heroic hours of the Vietnam War. This closing chapter of the war would become the largest-scale evacuation ever carried out, as improvised by a small unit of Marines, a vast fleet of helicopter pilots flying nonstop missions beyond regulation, and a Marine general who vowed to arrest any officer who ordered his choppers grounded while his men were still on the ground. Drury and Clavin focus on the story of the eleven young Marines who were the last men to leave, rescued from the U.S. Embassy roof just moments before capture, having voted to make an Alamo-like last stand. As politicians in Washington struggled to put the best face on disaster and the American ambassador refused to acknowledge that the end had come, these courageous men held their ground and helped save thousands of lives. Drury and Clavin deliver a taut and stirring account of a turning point in American history that unfolds with the heartstopping urgency of the best thrillers--a riveting true story finally told, in full, by those who lived it., A "thrilling narrative of bravery, bravado, and loss" ( Kirkus Reviews ) that tells the "gripping story of a handful of marines who formed the last body of Americans to leave Saigon on April 30, 1975" ( Booklist ). In a gripping, moment-by-moment narrative based on a wealth of recently declassified documents and in-depth interviews, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin tell the remarkable drama that unfolded over the final, heroic hours of the Vietnam War. This closing chapter of the war would become the largest-scale evacuation ever carried out, as improvised by a small unit of Marines, a vast fleet of helicopter pilots flying nonstop missions beyond regulation, and a Marine general who vowed to arrest any officer who ordered his choppers grounded while his men were still on the ground. Drury and Clavin focus on the story of the eleven young Marines who were the last men to leave, rescued from the U.S. Embassy roof just moments before capture, having voted to make an Alamo-like last stand. As politicians in Washington struggled to put the best face on disaster and the American ambassador refused to acknowledge that the end had come, these courageous men held their ground and helped save thousands of lives. Drury and Clavin deliver a taut and stirring account of a turning point in American history that unfolds with the heart-stopping urgency of the best thrillers--a riveting true story finally told, in full, by those who lived it.
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