Last Man Out: A Personal Account of the Vietnam War
Ex-CIA agent Parker tells the story of the American experience in Vietnam from the unusual perspective of a CIA agent involved in the behind-the-scene efforts and also of a soldier committed to the human side of the conflict. Parker was the last American to leave the country, because three days after the American Embassy closed he was still running about the countryside trying to round up loyal operatives still doing their jobs. As he explained the direction the war was taking in CIA briefings and was then informed by his people in the field that the opposite was occurring, he knew the American brass did not have a clear understanding of the problems there. Few others shared Parker's perspective on the war, and none has reported it in quite the same way. An enlightening story; for Vietnam War collections.?Michael Coleman, Regional Lib. for Blind & Physically Handicapped, Montgomery, Ala.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.