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Last Men Out: The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam by Tom Clavin, Bob Drury
tashabye's review against another edition
3.0
After flipping back and forth between 3 and 4 stars, I've decided to give this one a 3 stars. An overall interesting read but I feel like it never completely took off for me. The story, while very interesting and harrowing, just never gripped me completely. I learned a lot so I'm glad I read this and I am in awe of these brave soldiers, but the writing just didn't cut it for me. I'd actually give it a 3.5 if I could.
sgtbigg's review
4.0
Great book about the last Americans in Vietnam, with a couple of minor errors. The story of the Marine Security Guards assigned to the U.S. Embassay in Saigon and other posts around the country. The reader will be befuddled by the incompetence of American politicans and commanders who, after abandoning hundreds of Vietnamese that had been promised transport out of the country, almost left U.S. Marines behind as well. This book cries out for a movie version. As mentioned there were a couple of minor errors, the authors consistently refer to the Royal Vietnamese Air Force, which had not been called Royal in over twenty years and they refered to Vietnamese F-15 fighters when they probably meant F-5, but these errors take nothing away from the book.
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