Tears Before The Rain

By: Larry Engelmann

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Paperback | 1 January 2001 | Edition Number 1

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In this stunning history, soldiers and civilians, both American and Vietnamese, tell what it was like in the spring of 1975 as Hanoi carried out its final, successful offensive against the Republic of Vietnam. Generals, ambassadors, pilots, marines, politicians, doctors, seamen, flight attendants, journalists, children, and even Vietcong soldiers describe the growing demoralization, panic, and chaos as the collapse gained momentum. American survivors recall with raw emotions the escape of the last airliner out of Danang, the chilling helicopter airlift from the U. S. embassy roof in Saigon, and the painful abandonment of their South Vietnamese allies. Former boat people relate their hair-raising encounters with Thai pirates; and in a new postscript, an American government official describes the resettlement of 130,000 Vietnamese refugees in America over the ensuing months. Touching, heroic, and unforgettable, these dramatic narratives illuminate the closing act of one of the central events of modern history.

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Non-Fiction History Military History Post WW2 Conflicts Vietnam War Regional & National History Asian History Miscellaneous Items Society & Culture General & World History

Americans
Last Flight from Danang	p. 3
Orphans	p. 19
The Congressional Delegation	p. 26
American Embassy	p. 33
Central Intelligence Agency	p. 60
Defense Attache Office	p. 75
Joint Military Team	p. 93
Military Sealift Command	p. 107
Marines	p. 120
Pow	p. 145
Washington, D.C.	p. 148
Media	p. 159
Civilians	p. 207
San Clemente, California	p. 221
Vietnamese
Military	p. 225
Civilians	p. 253
Children	p. 270
Victors	p. 297
Aftermath
Bui Doi: Dust of the Earth	p. 317
Vietnamese	p. 322
Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. 361
Index	p. 363
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