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is the remarkable story of Jim Parker a former C.I.A. agent and the last man to leave Vietnam. the Author explains how the agency worked behind the scenes to assist the military in the war. also explores the anti-war movement back home and its effect on how the war was conducted. Parker makes the point that the price paid in Vietnam ultimately caused the collapse of the Soviet Union rid the country of Lyndon Johnson and enabled the U.S. to gain a foothold in China
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AMONG THE FIRST MEN IN,
AND I WAS THE LAST MAN OUT."
In Vietnam, at both the start and finish of the conflict, 2d Lt. James E. Parker Jr. saw the war as few men did. Now, with uncommon insight and raw honesty, he captures the stark realities of jungle combat, heavy casualties, and heroic sacrifice. From the tight confines of a VC-occupied Cu Chi tunnel to bloody firefights in areas that hardcore VC and NVA vets had controlled for decades, Parker relives the rain, the heat, the horror, the pain--and the anguish of kneeling beside a buddy whose blood turnd the soil black as he lays dying. Vietnam exacted a very high price. Parker pays tribute to the men who paid it.
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"Uplifting and insightful."
--Publishers Weekly
"Candid, realistic, very readable. . . . An important contribution to the literature of the Vietnam War."
--ED BURKE
President, 28th Infantry Association
"Describes in vivid detail the total hell of ground combat and the great trust and camaraderie that develops among men."
--WILLIAM G. BAINBRIDGE
Sergeant Major of the Army (Ret.)
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- PublisherJohn Culler & Sons
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 1887269339
- ISBN 13 9781887269339
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages240
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Last Man Out: A Personal Account of the Vietnam War
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John Culler & Sons, Camden, SC, 1996
ISBN 10: 1887269339
ISBN 13: 9781887269339
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Soft cover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. John Culler & Sons, Camden, SC. 1996. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; bumping to head, tail, and tips with slight curling of the tips. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 450 pp 8vo. The author came to Vietnam in 1965 as a young army officer and left in 1967 when he got out of the army. in 1970 he joined the CIA and returned to Vietnam. He literally was there from the start of the War to its conclusion. 3/4ths of the book is the author's recounting of his duty in Vietnam and the last 1/4th is about his career with the CIA in Vietnam right up the Embassy being the last to pull out of Cam Ranh Bay. A clean very presentable copy. Seller Inventory # 015718
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ISBN 10: 1887269339
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Soft Cover. Condition: VG+. First-person account by Jim Parker, a former C.I.A. agent and the last man to leave Vietnam. Describes how the CIA worked behind the scenes to assist the military in the war and how the anti-war movement in the U.S. affected the conduct of the war. Size: Large Octavo. Seller Inventory # 01121981
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