Bibliograph

Getting out of Saigon, how a 27-year-old American banker saved 113 Vietnamese civilians, Ralph White

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Getting out of Saigon, how a 27-year-old American banker saved 113 Vietnamese civilians, Ralph White

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-287) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Getting out of Saigon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1373993448

Responsibility statement

Ralph White

Sub title

how a 27-year-old American banker saved 113 Vietnamese civilians

Summary

The gripping and remarkable true story of author Ralph White<U+2019>s desperate effort to save the entire staff of the Saigon branch of Chase Manhattan bank and their families before the city fell to the North Vietnamese Army. Getting Out of Saigon is the remarkable story of a city on the eve of destruction and the colorful characters who respond differently to impending doom. It<U+2019>s about one man<U+2019>s quest to save innocent lives not because it was ordered but because it was the right thing to do

Table Of Contents

Last cable with Chase Manhattan Bank, Saigon Branch -- Sunday, April 6-Monday, April 14, 1975 -- Tuesday, April 15, 1975 -- Wednesday, April 16, 1975 -- Thursday, April 17, 1975 -- Friday, April 18, 1975 -- Saturday, April 19, 1975 -- Sunday, April 20, 1975 -- Monday, April 21, 1975 -- Tuesday, April 22, 1975 -- Wednesday, April 23, 1975 -- Thursday, April 24, 1975 -- Friday, April 25, 1975 -- Saturday, April 26, 1975 -- The Philippines and Guam -- The United States of America

Target audience

adult

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How a 27-year-old American banker saved 113 Vietnamese civilians

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