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| Author | : Francis Terry McNamara |
| Publisher | : Memories of War |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781574886931 |
The drama of the apocalyptic final hours of the Vietnam War
| Author | : Francis Terry McNamara |
| Publisher | : Potomac Books |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : 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 | : Andrea Warren |
| Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 2008-09-02 |
| Genre | : 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 | : Nütt, Hans |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 1985 |
| Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
| ISBN | : 9780770103422 |
| Author | : Francis Terry McNamara |
| Publisher | : Potomac Books |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : 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 | : Katherine Kirkpatrick |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
After escaping religious persecution in France in 1686, Daniel Bonnet, a young Huguenot boy, and his parents travel on a slave ship to West Africa, then to the Caribbean, and finally to New York. As Daniel grows he must confront the challenges and moral complexities of slavery, inequality, and disability.
| Author | : Edgar D. Whitcomb |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 2018-12-03 |
| Genre | : 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 | : Laurie Myers |
| Publisher | : Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2011-06-07 |
| Genre | : 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 | : Carolyn Hart |
| Publisher | : Seventh Street Books |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2013-06-11 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1616147938 |
Romantic suspense amid the chaos of a world at war. The year is 1940. As England braces for invasion and the German army overruns Europe, two American sisters in Paris risk their lives to save a downed British airman from Nazi arrest. Linda Rossiter and Eleanor Masson soon realize the price they may pay when they read this ominous public notice: "All persons harbouring English soldiers must deliver same to the nearest Kommandantur not later than 20 October 1940. Those persons who continue to harbour Englishmen after this date without having notified the authorities will be shot." On Christmas Eve, the Gestapo sets a trap, and death is only a step behind the two American women.
| Author | : Thanhha Lai |
| Publisher | : Univ. of Queensland Press |
| Total Pages | : 227 |
| Release | : 2013-03-01 |
| Genre | : 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.
