Goodnight Saigon: The True Story of the U.S. Marines' Last Days in Vietnam - Softcover

Henderson, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425224023 ISBN 13: 9780425224021

Publisher: Dutton Caliber, 2008

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Henderson is a veteran of more than twenty-three years in the United States Marine Corps, with a distinguished career spanning from Vietnam to the Gulf War, after which he retired as a Chief Warrant Officer. He is the author of the critically acclaimed military classics Marine Sniper and Silent Warrior, which first chronicled the exploits of USMC sniper Carlos Hathcock. He is also the author of Marshalling the Faithful, Goodnight Saigon, Jungle Rules, and the fictional Jack Valentine Marine Sniper series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Caliber
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0425224023
• ISBN 13: 9780425224021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448