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Review �Serious, well-researched and engaging.��Pierre Asselin, The Washington Post�America's years in Vietnam were full of shame, but the last days of the war saw a remarkable effort at redemption. Breaking rules set by their higher-ups, ordinary Americans�servicemen, diplomats, spies, private citizens�moved heaven and earth to get their Vietnamese friends and allies to safety. Thurston Clarke's�Honorable Exit�brings this little-known story to light with the speed and power of a riveting thriller. It challenges us to remember a time when Americans refused to abandon desperate people in a far-off country. It's a kind of�Schindler's List�for America's lost war.��George Packer, author of�The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq�and�The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America � �Vietnam is America�s unfinished war�unfinished because so many, men and women, have yet to come home body and soul. Honorable Exit is that homecoming. Beautifully written, achingly poignant, scrupulously reported, this story is a revelation. We see history in ways we hadn't imagined. Honorable Exit is a book for every generation of readers.� �Doug Stanton, #1 New York Times best-selling author of 12 Strong and The Odyssey of Echo Company�Filled with new information and riveting recreations of daring rescues, this book adds significantly to the history of a notable moment in U.S. military history.��Publishers Weekly�Moving to a hair-raising climax, Clarke meticulously sifts through hasty evacuation measures and relates the sad stories of those who did not make it out . . . A welcome addition to the literature of the Vietnam War.��Kirkus Reviews��Clarke offers a thrilling and fresh perspective of the Vietnam War based on new information and a showcase of American heroism . . . Fans of military and U.S. history will revel in Clarke's expert storytelling, well-crafted recreations, and research.��Library Journal�Thurston Clarke has a genius for finding episodes in history that deserve reexamination. Just as the U.S. rescued its employees and allies from the embassy roof, this gifted story-teller has found gems of heroism, honor, and suspense in an agonizing chapter of the American story.������ �Strobe Talbott, former Deputy Secretary of State and distinguished fellow in residence at Brookings ��Thurston Clarke's Honorable Exit�is the missing book on the Fall of Saigon we've been waiting for.�Among other things, it is a brilliant recounting of President Gerald Ford's vital leadership during the last days of the Vietnam War. Over 130,000 South Vietnamese allies were saved because of Ford's moral certitude. An epic narrative history for the ages!��Douglas Brinkley, author of�Cronkite�In this moving account of the 'Righteous Americans,' Clarke celebrates the forgotten men and women who, in the face of great opposition, managed to pull off an epic humanitarian and immigration success story. A powerful and inspiring lesson in courage that could not be more relevant today.��Rory Kennedy, Academy Award-nominated director and producer of�Last Days in Vietnam�Honorable Exit is by far the best book about the tragic end of Vietnam and a must read for those interested in U.S. military operations��Proceedings (U.S. Naval Institute) Read more About the Author Thurston Clarke is the author of nine widely acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction, including�California Fault, a�New York Times�notable book;�Equator; By Blood and Fire; Pearl Harbor Ghosts,�the basis for the CBS Pearl Harbor documentary; and the bestselling�Lost Hero, which was made into an award-winning NBC miniseries about Raoul Wallenberg. He has written for�Vanity Fair, Glamour, Outside, Travel Holiday, Cond� Nast Traveler, and numerous other magazines and newspapers. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Publication Award for the Geographic Society of Chicago, and a Lowell Thomas Award for travel literature. He lives with his wife and three daughters on Lake Champlain in upstate New York. Read more See all Editorial Reviews
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