Escape With Honor

As the government of South Vietnam was collapsing and communist troops were closing in, American diplomat Francis Terry McNamara led more than 300 Americans, Vietnamese, and Filipinos down a tributary of the Mekong River to safety. This is his dramatic true account of leadership, courage, and commitment.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Prologue	p. 1
The Honorable Choice
A Rude Awakening	p. 5
To Witness	p. 16
Gathering Clouds
The Foreign Service Goes to War	p. 25
On Familiar Turf	p. 32
Settling In to a New Domain	p. 43
The Numbers Wizard	p. 56
A Welcome New Broom	p. 64
Harbingers of Doom	p. 73
Recipe for Disaster	p. 81
The Collapse
The Beginning of the End	p. 91
A Sailor's Choice	p. 99
Preparations	p. 119
The Final Hours	p. 129
Perfidious Spooks	p. 138
Commodore Thang Keeps a Promise	p. 150
With Any Luck	p. 157
The First Boat People
Rescue at Sea	p. 171
USAID Logistics to the Rescue--Again	p. 181
"Terry and His Pirates" Join the Navy	p. 192
Back in the World	p. 203
Epilogue	p. 211
Statement of S.Sgt. Boyette S. hasty, USMC	p. 213
Index	p. 219
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