Those Who Stayed

A Vietnam Diary

By: Claudia Krich

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Hardcover | 1 April 2025

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336 Pages

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16.3 x 23.7 x 2.9

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An American Eyewitness in Vietnam at the End of War and Beginning of Peace

By the end of April 1975 almost all Americans and thousands of terrified Vietnamese had left Saigon, fearing the bloodbath predicted by many if the Communists took over. But Claudia Krich and a few other humanitarian aid volunteers chose not to leave. They had no weapons, no cement barriers, no bomb shelter, and no safety, but they were determined to remain in Vietnam to see what happened next.

Those Who Stayed is Claudia Krich’s personal first-hand account of the collapse of the South Vietnamese government and the beginning of the new Provisional Revolutionary Government. Her vivid impressions of those intense, historic days emerge primarily from her journal, capturing the uncertainty, fear, and excitement as the North Vietnamese soldiers arrived. She intertwines personal, sometimes heart-breaking episodes with major historic events.

Several short pieces by others with unusual first-hand knowledge enliven and contextualize the book. Fascinating and unique, engaging and entertaining, Those Who Stayed is the extraordinary story of an adventurous young woman in the right place at the right time to chronicle a pivotal moment in history.

Industry Reviews

Nearly fifty years have passed, and now there is a book that tells what happened at that historic moment in Vi?t Nam back in April 1975. It was a moment of transition that Heaven granted to the Vietnamese. The media has long had images of Sai Gon and Da N?ng, while Qu?ng Ngai and the countryside remained a mystery. Thanks to Claudia Krich's Those Who Stayed that mystery has been solved. For those interested in Vietnamese history, this is a must-read.--Le Ly Hayslip, humanitarian and author of When Heaven and Earth Changed Places

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