Last Men Out, Tom Clavin
Last Men Out, Tom Clavin
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Last Men Out
The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam

Author: Tom Clavin, Bob Drury

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Unabridged: 10 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/21/2021


Synopsis

In a gripping, moment-by-moment narrative based on a wealth of recently declassified documents and in-depth interviews, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin tell the remarkable drama that unfolded over the final, heroic hours of the Vietnam War. This closing chapter of the war would become the largest-scale evacuation ever carried out, as improvised by a small unit of Marines, a vast fleet of helicopter pilots flying nonstop missions beyond regulation, and a Marine general who vowed to arrest any officer who ordered his choppers grounded while his men were still on the ground.

Drury and Clavin focus on the story of the eleven young Marines who were the last men to leave, rescued from the U.S. Embassy roof just moments before capture, having voted to make an Alamo-like last stand. As politicians in Washington struggled to put the best face on disaster and the American ambassador refused to acknowledge that the end had come, these courageous men held their ground and helped save thousands of lives. Drury and Clavin deliver a taut and stirring account of a turning point in American history that unfolds with the heart stopping urgency of the best thrillers—a riveting true story finally told, in full, by those who lived it.

About Tom Clavin

Tom Clavin was a contributing writer for the New York Times for fifteen years, covering topics ranging from entertainment to sports to the environment. He is the author of seven books, including Dark Noon: The Final Voyage of the Fishing Boat Pelican; Sir Walter: Walter Hagen and the Invention of Professional Golf; The Ryder Cup: Golf's Greatest Event; and Raising the Rainbow Generation. He has written regularly for numerous national magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Family Circle, Golf Magazine, Men's Journal, Parade, Reader's Digest, and Woman's Day.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on April 26, 2011

This true story is about the last twenty-four hours of the United States presence in South Vietnam. It centers on a small group of United States Marines that were stationed at the U.S. Embassy. The Vietcong had Saigon surrounded and were just waiting to make their final push into the city. The Embass......more

Goodreads review by Jean-Paul on February 13, 2011

Who can ever forget the last moments of the Vietnam war? North Vietnam broke up the Paris Peace agreement of 1973 and was invading South Vietnam with a frightening, “Blitz-Krieg” like speed. When Saigon came under siege the American Embassy started the evacuation of its employees, American and foreig......more

Goodreads review by Jörgen on July 12, 2020

Jag har alltid varit intresserad av att lära mig om Vietnamkriget så förr eller senare borde jag landat vid dessa händelser. Här en bok på engelska om sista dagarna USA var i Saigon, alltså innan Nordvietnam tog över staden och vann kriget. Vi får följa de sista dramatiska dygnen på amerikanska amba......more

Goodreads review by CJ on September 14, 2011

Inside Sleeve Description: "The monsoon winds swirling up from the South China Sea had doubled in magnitude as Marine Staff Sergeant Mike Sullivan stood on the roof of the American Embassy, watching North Vietnamese artillery pound Saigon's Airport. It was late in the afternoon of April 19, 1975, an......more