Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 27. The Destination. 2. The Rascal -- 3. The Cadet -- 4. The First Imprisonment -- 5. The Young Officer -- 6. The Mission -- 7. Respite -- 8. Death -- 9. The Soldier's War -- 10. The General's War -- 11. The Advisors -- 12. The Fall -- 13. The Second Imprisonment -- 14. Prison Camp -- 15. Survival -- 16. The Escape -- 17. Refugee Camp -- 18. America -- 19. Fortitude -- 20. Texas -- 21. The Reagan Letter -- 22. Seventeen Years -- 23. The American Dream -- 24. N&T Seafood -- 25. The Three Letters -- 26. Honest Labor -- 27. The Destination.
Summary:
"The story of a South Vietnamese officer who smuggles his family out of the country toward the end of the Vietnam War, as told by his daughter. Forty years after the departure, the officer reconnects with a respected general, Tran Ba Di, during a family road trip to Key West, Florida"-- Provided by publisher.
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