The Lucky Few: The Fall of Saigon and the Rescue Mission of the USS Kirk

by Jan K. Herman

Book Overview

As the Vietnam War reached its tragic climax in the last days of April 1975, a task force of U.S. Navy ships cruised off South Vietnam's coast. Their mission was to support the evacuation of American embassy personnel and military advisers from Saigon as well as to secure the safety of the South Vietnamese whose lives were in endangered by the North Vietnamese victory. The Lucky Few recounts the role of the USS Kirk in the rescue of remnants of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161251894X
• ISBN13: 9781612518947
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"