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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100425224023
ISBN-139780425224021
eBay Product ID (ePID)65809835
Product Key Features
Book TitleGoodnight Saigon : the True Story of the U. S. Marines' Last Days in Vietnam
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Military / Vietnam War, Military
Publication Year2008
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorCharles Henderson
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
SynopsisThe 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, 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
