The story of the Saigon airlift
By: by Zachary Kent.
Series: Cornerstones of freedom
Publisher: Childrens Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Vietnam -- Ho Chi Minh City -- Juvenile literature.; Political refugees -- Vietnam -- Juvenile literature.; Political refugees -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; Airlift, Military -- Vietnam.; Vietnamese Conflict,  1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, American.; Refugees -- Vietnam.
Description: Describes that dramatic helicopter airlift, the largest in history, which during two days in 1975 carried thousands of Americans and selected South Vietnamese out of Saigon as the North Vietnamese marched to capture the city, thus ending the long Vietnam War.
Notes: Includes index.