Getting Out of Saigon

How a 27-Year-Old Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians

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Beschreibung

<b>The gripping and remarkable true story of author Ralph White'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.</b><br><br>In April 1975, Ralph White was asked by his boss to transfer from the Bangkok branch of the Chase Manhattan Bank to the Saigon Branch. He was tasked with closing the branch if and when it appeared that Saigon would fall to the North Vietnamese army and ensure the safety of the senior Vietnamese employees. <br> <br>But when he arrived, he realized the situation in Saigon was far more perilous than he had imagined. The senior staff members there urged him to evacuate the entire staff of the branch and their families, which was far more than he was authorized to do. Quickly he realized that no one would be safe when the city fell, and it was no longer a question of whether to evacuate but how.<br> <br><i>Getting Out of Saigon</i> is the remarkable story of a city on the eve of destruction and the colorful characters who respond differently to impending doom. It's about one man's quest to save innocent lives not because it was ordered but because it was the right thing to do.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781982195175

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

228 x 152 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Simon & Schuster