Leaving Vietnam
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Leaving Vietnam
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Author : Minh Thanh Nguyen
language : en
Publisher: NeWest Press
Release Date : 1996
Leaving Vietnam written by Minh Thanh Nguyen and has been published by NeWest Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Leaving Vietnam is the compelling autobiography of Minh Thanh Nguyen, whose childhood and adolescence coincided with the Vietname War and the Communist takeover after the fall of Saigon. Nguyen grew up in a war zone where he and his friends threw unexploded shells on open fires, just for fun. They later joined gangs that waylaid drunken American soldiers leaving them with nothing on but their dogtags. Despite all this turmoil, life had its moments of seeming normalcy. As a teenager, Nguyen became a Shaolin Kung Fu kickboxer, learned to repair and race perfromance motorcycles, fell in love. But the war was never far. Nguyen and his friends wer drafted and some, like his friend Trung, died fro a war in which they wanted no part. Nguyen became oobsessed with the idea of escape. In 1980 he made a final, wrenching decision to leave his family and native country. Under rifle fire from border guards, Nguyen and thirteen other terrified Vietamese fled by night on a tiny fishing boat, risking death by capture, starvation, or drowning, in the hope of a better life across the sea. Leaving Vietnamis a brutally honest and engrossing account of a very human life. Reading this book, we come to believe in the necessity of purpose, love, and hope, even in the midst of war.
Leaving Vietnam
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Author : Richard Vergette
language : en
Publisher: Aurora Metro Books
Release Date : 2023-04
Leaving Vietnam written by Richard Vergette and has been published by Aurora Metro Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04 with Drama categories.
A moving new solo play about the legacy of a war that America wants to forget. Jimmy Vandenberg, a decorated Vietnam war veteran, works alone in his garage, servicing the classic American cars of his youth, while struggling to forget the traumas of war. Abandoned by a nation still shamed by defeat, Trump's call to 'Make America Great Again' speaks to Jimmy's anger and resentment - and he is hooked. His new-found politics drives a wedge between him and his wife, but a chance visit by the son of a fallen comrade makes him doubt his convictions and leads to a moment of understanding and redemption.
Leaving Vietnam
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Author : Sarah S. Kilborne
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Release Date : 1999
Leaving Vietnam written by Sarah S. Kilborne and has been published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Ngo, Tuan categories.
This is the story of Tuan and his father, who endure danger and difficulties when they escape by boat from Vietnam, spend days at sea, and then months in refugee camps before making their way to the United States.
Leaving Vietnam
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Author : Sarah S. Kilborne
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 1998
Leaving Vietnam written by Sarah S. Kilborne and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
Tells the story of a boy and his father who endure danger and difficulties when they escape by boat from Vietnam, spend days at sea, and then months in refugee camps before making their way to the United States.
Living In A Foreign Land
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Author : Rita Faelli
language : en
Publisher: Blake Education
Release Date : 2006
Living In A Foreign Land written by Rita Faelli and has been published by Blake Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Emigration and immigration categories.
Nonfiction books that foster understanding, inclusion, tolerance and respect for the multicultural experience. 8 yrs+
Honourable Exit
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Author : Thurston Clarke
language : en
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Release Date : 2019-05-09
Honourable Exit written by Thurston Clarke and has been published by Scribe Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the last days of the Vietnam War, more than 130,000 South Vietnamese were saved from their otherwise dire fate by the heroic acts of ordinary Americans. This groundbreaking account by New York Times-bestselling author Thurston Clarke uncovers a previously untold story of bravery and honour. 1973. US participation in the Vietnam War ends. As troops withdraw, President Nixon pledges to assist the South in the event of invasion by the North. 1975. North Vietnam begins a full-scale assault on the South. Congress does nothing. Hundreds of thousands of South Vietnamese face execution or life in concentration camps. An iconic photograph is taken of the Fall of Saigon, depicting desperate Vietnamese people scrambling to board a helicopter evacuating the last of the American soldiers. It is an image of US failure and shame. Or is it? In Honourable Exit, Clarke revisits the last days of the Vietnam War to uncover the previously untold story of a life-saving mass evacuation. During those final days, a number of Americans — diplomats, businessmen, soldiers, missionaries, contractors, and spies — risked their lives and disobeyed orders to help their translators, drivers, colleagues, neighbours, friends, and even perfect strangers to escape. By the time the last US helicopter left Vietnam on 30 April 1975, these heroic Americans had helped to spirit over 130,000 South Vietnamese to resettlement in the US and life as American citizens. Groundbreaking, page-turning, and authoritative, Honourable Exit is a deeply moving history of Americans in one of their little-known finest hours.
Honorable Exit
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Author : Thurston Clarke
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2019-04-30
Honorable Exit written by Thurston Clarke and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-30 with History categories.
A MAIN SELECTION OF THE MILITARY BOOK CLUB A groundbreaking revisionist history of the last days of the Vietnam War that reveals the acts of American heroism that saved more than one hundred thousand South Vietnamese from communist revenge In 1973 U.S. participation in the Vietnam War ended in a cease-fire and a withdrawal that included promises by President Nixon to assist the South in the event of invasion by the North. But in early 1975, when North Vietnamese forces began a full-scale assault, Congress refused to send arms or aid. By early April that year, the South was on the brink of a defeat that threatened execution or years in a concentration camp for the untold number of South Vietnamese who had supported the government in Saigon or worked with Americans. Thurston Clarke begins Honorable Exit by describing the iconic photograph of the Fall of Saigon: desperate Vietnamese scrambling to board a helicopter evacuating the last American personnel from Vietnam. It is an image of U.S. failure and shame. Or is it? By unpacking the surprising story of heroism that the photograph actually tells, Clarke launches into a narrative that is both a thrilling race against time and an important corrective to the historical record. For what is less known is that during those final days, scores of Americans--diplomats, businessmen, soldiers, missionaries, contractors, and spies--risked their lives to assist their current and former translators, drivers, colleagues, neighbors, friends, and even perfect strangers in escape. By the time the last U.S. helicopter left Vietnam on April 30, 1975, these righteous Americans had helped to spirit 130,000 South Vietnamese to U.S. bases in Guam and the Philippines. From there, the evacuees were resettled in the U.S. and became American citizens, the leading edge of one of America's most successful immigrant groups. Into this tale of heroism on the ground Clarke weaves the political machinations of Henry Kissinger advising President Ford in the White House while reinforcing the delusions of the U.S. Ambassador in Saigon, who, at the last minute, refused to depart. Groundbreaking, page-turning, and authoritative, Honorable Exit is a deeply moving history of Americans at a little-known finest hour.
Forced Out Of Vietnam
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Author : Ben Wood Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Eduka Solutions
Release Date : 2018-02-09
Forced Out Of Vietnam written by Ben Wood Johnson and has been published by Eduka Solutions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-09 with History categories.
Leaving Saigon
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Author : William Hopkins
language : en
Publisher: Trafford on Demand Pub
Release Date : 2006
Leaving Saigon written by William Hopkins and has been published by Trafford on Demand Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Nguyen family fled Communist North Vietnam for Saigon and left Saigon years later for America. The beautiful Xuan, oldest of the five daughters, later became an American success.
Getting Out Of Saigon
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Author : Ralph White
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-04-09
Getting Out Of Saigon written by Ralph White and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A “captivating” (The Washington Post) true story of “courage, resolve, and determination” (Christian Science Monitor), author Ralph White’s successful effort to save nearly the entire staff of the Saigon branch of Chase Manhattan bank and their families before the city fell to the North Vietnamese Army. In April 1975, Ralph White was asked by his boss to transfer from the Bangkok branch of the Chase Manhattan Bank to the Saigon Branch. He was tasked with closing the branch if and when it appeared that Saigon would fall to the North Vietnamese army and ensure the safety of the senior Vietnamese employees. But when he arrived, he realized the situation in Saigon was far more perilous than he had imagined. The senior staff members there urged him to evacuate the entire staff of the branch and their families, which was far more than he was authorized to do. Quickly he realized that no one would be safe when the city fell, and it was no longer a question of whether to evacuate but how. Getting Out of Saigon is an “edge-of-your-seat” (Oprah Daily) story of a city on the eve of destruction and the colorful characters who respond differently to impending doom. It’s a remarkable account of one man’s quest to save innocent lives not because he was ordered but because it was the right thing to do.