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Saigon River: A True Story

Author : Thu Trang Dao
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1640038469
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Saigon River: A True Story written by Thu Trang Dao and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Year's Day (Tet) is a beautiful day, but now everything changed. Her family has to live between the North and the South Vietnam war. The young child's dress is ruined and her village is destroyed. All her father wanted was to have a normal life with his family, but there was no way out. The young girl's father went missing and her mother, eight months pregnant, went out to find her husband. Her mother struggled to survive with five children in the war zone. At seventeen years young, she found herself being pushed onto a boat with no idea of where she was going. This was the beginning of a life as a refugee in a strange country. All she can do now is pray and hope for the best. As three long years went by, her family thought she was dead. Finally, she discovers the truth. Her father's killer is ready to confess.

The Eaves of Heaven

Author : Andrew X. Pham
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307381218
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Eaves of Heaven written by Andrew X. Pham and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the Ten Best Books of the Year, Washington Post Book World One of the Los Angeles Times’ Favorite Books of the Year One of the Top Ten National Books of 2008, Portland Oregonian A 2009 Honor Book of the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association “Few books have combined the historical scope and the literary skill to give the foreign reader a sense of events from a Vietnamese perspective. . . . Now we can add Andrew Pham’s Eaves of Heaven to this list of indispensable books.” —New York Times Book Review “Searing . . . vivid–and harrowing . . . Here is war and life through the eyes of a Vietnamese everyman.” —Seattle Times Once wealthy landowners, Thong Van Pham’s family was shattered by the tumultuous events of the twentieth century: the French occupation of Indochina, the Japanese invasion during World War II, and the Vietnam War. Told in dazzling chapters that alternate between events in the past and those closer to the present, The Eaves of Heaven brilliantly re-creates the trials of everyday life in Vietnam as endured by one man, from the fall of Hanoi and the collapse of French colonialism to the frenzied evacuation of Saigon. Pham offers a rare portal into a lost world as he chronicles Thong Van Pham’s heartbreaks, triumphs, and bizarre reversals of fortune, whether as a South Vietnamese soldier pinned down by enemy ﬁre, a prisoner of the North Vietnamese under brutal interrogation, or a refugee desperately trying to escape Vietnam after the last American helicopter has abandoned Saigon. This is the story of a man caught in the maelstrom of twentieth-century politics, a gripping memoir told with the urgency of a wartime dispatch by a writer of surpassing talent.

Getting Out of Saigon

Author : Ralph White
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982195193
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Getting Out of Saigon written by Ralph White and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “captivating” (The Washington Post) true story of “courage, resolve, and determination” (Christian Science Monitor), author Ralph White’s successful effort to save nearly the entire staff of the Saigon branch of Chase Manhattan bank and their families before the city fell to the North Vietnamese Army. In April 1975, Ralph White was asked by his boss to transfer from the Bangkok branch of the Chase Manhattan Bank to the Saigon Branch. He was tasked with closing the branch if and when it appeared that Saigon would fall to the North Vietnamese army and ensure the safety of the senior Vietnamese employees. But when he arrived, he realized the situation in Saigon was far more perilous than he had imagined. The senior staff members there urged him to evacuate the entire staff of the branch and their families, which was far more than he was authorized to do. Quickly he realized that no one would be safe when the city fell, and it was no longer a question of whether to evacuate but how. Getting Out of Saigon is an “edge-of-your-seat” (Oprah Daily) story of a city on the eve of destruction and the colorful characters who respond differently to impending doom. It’s a remarkable account of one man’s quest to save innocent lives not because he was ordered but because it was the right thing to do.

A Bend In The River: 2 Sisters Struggle to Survive the Vietnam War

Author : Libby Fischer Hellmann
Publisher : The Red Herrings Press
ISBN 13 : 1938733681
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book A Bend In The River: 2 Sisters Struggle to Survive the Vietnam War written by Libby Fischer Hellmann and published by The Red Herrings Press. This book was released on 2020-10-07 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Bend in the River is #5 in the Revolution Sagas. IS THERE A WARNING MOMENT BEFORE LIFE SHATTERS INTO PIECES? In 1968 two young Vietnamese sisters flee to Saigon after their village on the Mekong River is attacked by American forces and burned to the ground. The sole survivors of the brutal massacre that killed their family, the sisters struggle to survive but become estranged, separated by sharply different choices and ideologies. Mai ekes out a living as a GI bar girl, but Tam’s anger festers, and she heads into jungle terrain to fight with the Viet Cong. "A polished segue into historical fiction…simple but elegant prose… offers nuance and depth to a war we thought we knew but did not entirely understand.” A.E. Feldman, BookTrib For nearly ten years, neither sister knows if the other is alive. Do they both survive the war? And if they do, can they mend their fractured relationship? Or are the wounds from their journeys too deep to heal "This is a beautifully done depiction of two very real young women living through incredible hardships and challenges. It's the Vietnam war, from not an anti-American, but from simply a Vietnamese perspective--the viewpoint of ordinary people trying to survive, not a particular ideological perspective. It's very moving, and I'm finding it staying in my head, actively." Elizabeth Carey, Reviewer If you enjoy historical novels of Ken Follett, Kristin Hannah, and Kate Quinn, you'll love Libby Hellmann's Compulsively Readable Thrillers. Scroll down and make sure to read them all!

Standing Up After Saigon

Author : Thuhang Tran
Publisher : BrownBooks.ORM
ISBN 13 : 1612542670
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Standing Up After Saigon written by Thuhang Tran and published by BrownBooks.ORM. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inspiring true story of familial love and triumph through adversity follows a father and daughter separated by war in Vietnam. In 1970, near the end of the Vietnam War, Thuhang Tran was born in Saigon. She contracted polio as a baby, and though her family sacrificed much to seek treatment, their efforts were halted by Saigon’s fall. Her father, Chinh Tran, an air traffic controller in the South Vietnam Air Force, was lost during the evacuations and presumed dead. This powerful memoir follows both father and daughter through their respective struggles, from Thuhang's battle with polio and the impact of her father's absence, to Chinh's immigration to the United States and his desperate 15-year mission to be reunited with his family. Through all the seemingly impossible hurdles she’s faced, Thuhang has remained hopeful and resilient. Now she tells her incredible story, inspiring those around her to find strength through perseverance.

Last Men Out

Author : Bob Drury
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 143916102X
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Last Men Out written by Bob Drury and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Last Men Out" tells the riveting story of the last 11 United States soldiers to escape South Vietnam on April, 30, 1975, the day America ended its combat presence.

Love in Action, Second Edition

Author : Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : Parallax Press
ISBN 13 : 1952692024
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (526 download)

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Download or read book Love in Action, Second Edition written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by Parallax Press. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be inspired by 21 key writings on nonviolence and reconciliation by Vietnamese peace activist and refugee advocate Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh "The essence of nonviolence is love," Thich Nhat Hanh says. "Out of love and the willingness to act selflessly, strategies, tactics, and techniques for a nonviolent struggle arise naturally." Collecting essays written by Thich Nhat Hanh at crucial moments of social transformation, Love in Action is an important resource for anyone engaged in social work, community organizing, political action, and cause-oriented movements. Reflecting on the devastation of war, Thich Nhat Hanh makes the strong argument that ethics and altruistic love based on mindfulness and insight are the only truly sustainable bases for political action. Having played a central role in the Buddhist nonviolent movement for peace in Vietnam during the 1960s and serving as Chair of the Buddhist Peace delegation to the Paris Peace Accords in 1973, Thich Nhat Hanh speaks with the voice of experience: "There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." Together with essays on the connections between outer engagement and the inner work for peace, this anthology also features poetry and the script of the hauntingly beautiful 1972 play, The Path of Return Continues the Journey. The play's characters are drawn from the author's own life, the young men and women of his School of Youth for Social Service--many of whom were killed for their social actions. "At 12:30 a.m. on July 5, 1967, in the village of Binh Phuoc, Gia Dinh Province, a group of strangers abducted five young men, brought them to the bank of the Saigon River, and shot them," reports Thich Nhat Hanh. "All five were volunteer workers in the School of Youth for Social Service, a nonviolent organization that sought only to heal the wounds of war and reconstruct the villages." An elegy and a prayer for peace, the script shows a less-known side of the young Thich Nhat Hanh: grieving, profoundly in touch with his sorrow and pain, and channeling his anguish into art, inspired by love.

The Last Men Out

Author : Tom Downey
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805078442
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (784 download)

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Download or read book The Last Men Out written by Tom Downey and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An insightful, dramatic and emotional tale that deserves a place alongside Dennis Smith's classic firefighting memoir, Report from Engine Co. 82." -Terry Golway, New York Post Brooklyn's Rescue 2 has long been known as one of the country's top firehouses, a model for departments nationwide. Recognized for their expertise and commitment, Rescue 2's men handle only big blazes where civilians and their fellow firemen are in danger. Beginning in 1996 with legendary Captain Ray Downey's promotion, the story follows the trials of his replacement, Phil Ruvolo, as he works to win over his headstrong men. A new Rescue 2 is forged through changes in firefighting methods and blazes that quickly become legend. Through the crisis of 9/11 and the subsequent rebuilding, Ruvolo triumphantly fills the late Downey's boots, heading Rescue 2 toward a future worthy of its past, its heroes, its city. Filled with firefighting detail, raucous humor, and gritty real-life scenes, The Last Men Out is a new classic for an era in firefighting that is more risky, complicated, and dramatic than any before.

God in the Foxhole

Author : Charles W. Sasser
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416541373
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book God in the Foxhole written by Charles W. Sasser and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-11-11 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the battlefields of the American Civil War through World Wars I and II, from Korea and Vietnam to the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan, soldiers of all faiths have struggled for understanding and called on a higher power when faced with the realities of combat.God in the Foxholeis a stunning collection of true personal accounts from generations of American soldiers whose faith, in the words of author Charles W. Sasser, "has been born, reborn, tested, sustained, verified, or transformed under fire."A renowned master of combat journalism and a former Green Beret, Sasser has gathered an immensely moving collection of war stories like no other -- stories of spirituality, conversion, and miracles from the battlefield. Be they Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or atheist, churched since childhood or touched by the divine for the first time, here are the riveting experiences of army privates, bomber pilots, navy lieutenants, marines, prisoners of war, medics, nurses, chaplains, and others who, under desperate circumstances and with every reason to fear for their lives, found unknown strength, courage, and heroism through their remarkable faith.These inspiring accounts transcend the explainable to become stunning portraits of survival and belief: the angelic vision that brought inner peace to an exhausted helicopter door gunner in Vietnam...the makeshift full-immersion baptisms of eleven soldiers on Palm Sunday in Iraq, 2004...two enemies -- a Nazi priest and an American G.I. -- who served Communion Mass in a Belgian sanctuary in 1944...the prescient letter from a Civil War army major to his beloved wife, one week before his death at Bull Run...the 21st-century toddler with a jaw-dropping spiritual connection to a war hero of Iwo Jima...and dozens more.A war chronicle like no other,God in the Foxholeaffirms, for military buffs and readers from all walks of life, the power of faith in the face of adversity.

Never Fight Fair!

Author : Orr Kelly
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497645689
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Never Fight Fair! written by Orr Kelly and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting oral history of the US Navy SEALs—from World War II to Vietnam to Iraq—in the words of the warriors themselves “It is better to die than to look bad or lose.” —Capt. Ronald Yeaw There is no more elite fighting force in the world than the esteemed US Navy SEALs. Famous for their rigorous training, fearlessness, and incomparable skills on sea, air, and land, these are the warriors who are routinely charged with carrying out the most dangerous combat assignments, always in secret and under cover of darkness. Much has been written about their remarkable achievements, from the earliest days of the World War II Underwater Demolition Teams through action in the Persian Gulf. But now these courageous men get to speak for themselves, telling their riveting war stories in their own words. Veteran military author Orr Kelly (Brave Men, Dark Water) has gathered together the stunning recollections of current and former SEALs to present a vivid and breathtaking picture of life and death among the best of the best in US Military Special Operations. These brave men speak openly about their training and their missions, offering the uncensored, inspiring, sometimes shocking truth about their combat triumphs and the rare but devastating failures. They carry the reader along with them on the path to glory and into the blistering heat of the fires of war.

The Dragon's Song

Author : Binh Pham
Publisher : Pen It! Publications, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781639843978
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (439 download)

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Download or read book The Dragon's Song written by Binh Pham and published by Pen It! Publications, LLC. This book was released on 2023-02-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With only a change of clothes eleven-year-old Bao Dang and his cousin Binh Pham, embark on their journey to America, fleeing the oppressive government in South Vietnam, circa 1980. The two covertly travel at night by a small boat down the Saigon River to open waters, where they and over 100 other "boat people" pack into a traveler, designed to hold fewer than thirty. For six grueling days, they avoid police and pirates and face the constant threat of capsizing while living on rationed rice and water. Eventually, they all find a safe haven and refugee camp in Indonesia. There, Bao harnesses the power of music to endure months of harsh living as he and Binh await the ultimate gift: Freedom.

Turbulence

Author : Annette Herfkens
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1682450422
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book Turbulence written by Annette Herfkens and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author discusses her eight day trek through the Vietnamese jungle after surviving a plane crash and how the lessons learned during that experience prepared her to be a mother to her autistic son.

The Reluctant Warrior

Author : Edmund R. Ciriello
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1477163816
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Warrior written by Edmund R. Ciriello and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2004-05-06 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shocking true story of Edmund Ciriello, an intelligence operative, who had a license to kill and the compassion to save lives. A compelling memoir about covert live in the shadows as only an insider can tell it. From his first mission behind enemy lines during the Korean War, to his rescue attempt of two kidnapped girls held in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm, Cirello takes us inside his mysterious world. His many years in Chicago and Hollywood are an exciting and hilarious journey through the real world of private investigations. An explosive book relevant to the crises facing the world and the real reasons behind them.

We Thought We Were Invincible

Author : Art F. Schmitt
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1438904010
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book We Thought We Were Invincible written by Art F. Schmitt and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As Sleeping Talents Awake," its a poetic experience that will empower you to see more than you have ever seen before, its about life and living. Its free verse, poetic prose that has been compiled together bring hope to nations, that are struggling with pending troubles. This grouping of poems will allow you to look closer at life and living, because life is a gift from our creator. It is a master-piece of life's experiences it has a prophetic tone/voice. when read it takes on the voice of the reader. It would be an asset to every home, bookstore, library, doctor's office and for your love ones. It is very powerful and it will empower parents, children and all who reads it. It soothes....

Goodnight Saigon

Author : Charles Henderson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780425224021
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Goodnight Saigon written by Charles Henderson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the final days of the Vietnam War from the author of Marine Sniper. Culled from extensive interviews and research, Goodnight Saigon is the achingly dramatic story of the end of the Vietnam War as told from both sides of the conflict. Included are never-before-revealed accounts from people of every level involved in the war: NVA and Viet Cong soldiers, U.S. embassy personnel, guerilla commanders, civilians, generals, double agents? and leaders from both sides including former president Gerald Ford and North Vietnamese military commander General Tran Van Tra. From the first hints of the final offensive from the north, to the gut-wrenching hours before the fall of Saigon when a brave pilot defied his orders to return to base and rescued the last five Marines from the rooftop of the U.S. embassy, Goodnight Saigon is an unforgettable narrative of war, and those who live with its aftermath. Winner: American Society of Journalists and Authors Outstanding Book Award, General Nonfiction, 2006

True Stories of Survival: Usborne True Stories

Author : Paul Dowswell
Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 140956911X
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book True Stories of Survival: Usborne True Stories written by Paul Dowswell and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From shark attacks and blazing airships to exploding spacecraft and sinking submarines, find out what made the difference between life and death in these ten thrilling stories of survival. Gripping and engaging for readers who prefer real life to fiction.

Say Goodbye to Saigon

Author : Jerry Craig Gatch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781499067309
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (673 download)

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Download or read book Say Goodbye to Saigon written by Jerry Craig Gatch and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is April 1975. The long Vietnam War is ending as the North Vietnam Army moves in on Saigon, the capitol city of the South. Millions of South Vietnam citizens have fled their homeland ahead of the advance of ruthless NVA soldiers. In the final days, Bull Saturn, his beautiful Vietnamese wife and a crew of three close friends on Guam have devised a plan to evacuate her extended family from Saigon Harbor by way of Malaysia and the Philippines. Their unusual vessel of choice is a large ocean going tugboat. Accomplishing the mission leads them into a gun battle with a NVA patrol boat and a number of other unexpected dangers which must be overcome. This story was inspired by the true adventure of an American man living on Guam.