Struggle to Survive: A Story of the 1975 Babylift
- ISBN-10
- 0991245180
- ISBN-13
- 9780991245185
- Category
- Airlift, Military
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-02-23
- Author
- William T. Yaley
Description
"Captures the intense drama of the two months preceding President Gerald Ford's Operation Babylift. The fall of Saigon is imminent. There is not much time left to evacuate the children, many of whom are "Amerasians." This is high drama, based on historical facts."--Page [4] of cover.
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