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Last Men Out: The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam
Last Men Out The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam Author:Bob Drury, Tom Clavin In a gripping, moment-by-moment narrative based on a wealth of recently declassified documents and in-depth interviews, the authors tell the remarkable drama that unfolded over the final, heroic hours of the Viet Nam war. This closing chapter of the war would become the largest-scale evacuation ever carried out, as improvised by a small group of... more » Marines, a vast fleet of helicopter pilots flying non-stop 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.
The authors 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 to save thousands of lives. The authors 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.« less
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