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Author : Francis Terry McNamara
Publisher : Memories of War
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781574886931
The drama of the apocalyptic final hours of the Vietnam War
Author : Francis Terry McNamara
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 27,29 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Francis Terry McNamara was U.S. consul general in the provincial capital of Can Tho, the man in charge of American interests in the Mekong Delta. Arriving for his third Vietnam tour in 1974, he had no idea he might become one of the Americans who would have to "turn out the lights" as South Vietnam fell. When the U.S. Embassy gave the evacuation order in April 1975, he was determined to keep some of the promises his country had made. With his dedicated consulate staff and Marine guards, McNamara organized a complicated and dangerous riverine evacuation of hundreds of Filipino and Vietnamese civilians, many of whom had been marked for death by the rapidly advancing communist forces. Documenting what were perhaps the last American shots fired during the Vietnam War and highly critical of the CIA's performance during the apocalyptic final hours, Escape with Honor is a thrilling testimony to American honor.
Author : Nütt, Hans
Publisher :
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 28,80 MB
Release : 1985
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 9780770103422
Author : Andrea Warren
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 19,84 MB
Release : 2008-09-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 146683448X
An unforgettable true story of an orphan caught in the midst of war Over a million South Vietnamese children were orphaned by the Vietnam War. This affecting true account tells the story of Long, who, like more than 40,000 other orphans, is Amerasian -- a mixed-race child -- with little future in Vietnam. Escape from Saigon allows readers to experience Long's struggle to survive in war-torn Vietnam, his dramatic escape to America as part of "Operation Babylift" during the last chaotic days before the fall of Saigon, and his life in the United States as "Matt," part of a loving Ohio family. Finally, as a young doctor, he journeys back to Vietnam, ready to reconcile his Vietnamese past with his American present. As the thirtieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaches, this compelling account provides a fascinating introduction to the war and the plight of children caught in the middle of it.
Author : Francis Terry McNamara
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 23,97 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Francis Terry McNamara was U.S. consul general in the provincial capital of Can Tho, the man in charge of American interests in the Mekong Delta. Arriving for his third Vietnam tour in 1974, he had no idea he might become one of the Americans who would have to "turn out the lights" as South Vietnam fell. When the U.S. Embassy gave the evacuation order in April 1975, he was determined to keep some of the promises his country had made. With his dedicated consulate staff and Marine guards, McNamara organized a complicated and dangerous riverine evacuation of hundreds of Filipino and Vietnamese civilians, many of whom had been marked for death by the rapidly advancing communist forces. Documenting what were perhaps the last American shots fired during the Vietnam War and highly critical of the CIA's performance during the apocalyptic final hours, Escape with Honor is a thrilling testimony to American honor.
Author : Edgar D. Whitcomb
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 27,16 MB
Release : 2018-12-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0359267890
Escape from Corregidor is the harrowing account of Edgar Whitcomb, a B-17 navigator who arrives in World War II Philippines just before its invasion by the Japanese. Whitcomb evades the enemy on Bataan by fleeing to Corregidor Island in a small boat. He is captured but later manages to escape at night in an hours-long swim to safety. Captured once again weeks later, Whitcomb is imprisoned, tortured and starved, before being transferred to China and eventual freedom.
Author : Ray Anthony Shepard
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 12,18 MB
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0374389225
A powerful poem about Ona Judge's life and her self-emancipation from George Washington’s household. Ona Judge was enslaved by the Washingtons, and served the President's wife, Martha. Ona was widely known for her excellent skills as a seamstress, and was raised alongside Washington’s grandchildren. Indeed, she was frequently mistaken for his granddaughter. This poetic biography follows her childhood and adolescence until she decides to run away. Author Ray Anthony Shepard welcomes meaningful and necessary conversation among young readers about the horrors of slavery and the experience of house servants through call-and-response style lines. Illustrator Keith Mallett’s rich paintings include fabric collage and add further feeling and majesty to Ona’s daring escape. With extensive backmatter, this poem may serve as a new introduction to American slavery and Ona Judge's legacy.
Author : Laurie Myers
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 31,54 MB
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1429974966
Ten-year-old Tommy and his sister Annie are intrigued by the new soldiers arriving in their Georgia town. Since the Civil War started, wounded men waiting to be treated at the local church-turned-hospital have been coming in by droves. When Tommy sees a soldier drop his notebook, he sends his dog, Samson, to fetch it. Tommy soon meets the soldier and is faced with the hardest decision he's ever had to make: whether or not he should help a Yankee escape to freedom. Filled with intriguing suspense and tackling difficult questions about slavery, this story, told in accessible short chapters, will appeal to history buffs as well as those who appreciate a faithful dog.
Author : Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,74 MB
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442446021
Allowing herself to be hypnotized, fifteen-year-old Kira reveals memories of another time and place that may eventually cost her and her mother their lives.
Author : Thanhha Lai
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 10,10 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0702251178
Moving to America turns H&à's life inside out. For all the 10 years of her life, H&à has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by, and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. H&à and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, H&à discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape, and the strength of her very own family. This is the moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.