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| Acknowledgments | ||
| Preface | 1 | |
| Maps | 3 | |
| Introduction | 9 | |
| Brief Chronology of Events | 11 | |
| 1 | An Uneasy Peace (1973-1975) | 15 |
| 2 | Not Enough to Fight a War (May 1-5, 1975) | 27 |
| 3 | Vientiane Hmong | 35 |
| 4 | A Strategic Junction (Tuesday, May 6, 1975) | 41 |
| 5 | For the Safety of My Soldiers (Wednesday, May 7, 1975) | 51 |
| 6 | Laos Is Falling (Thursday, May 8, 1975 - Saturday, May 10, 1975) | 59 |
| 7 | Spies, Traitors, Tanks (Saturday, May 10, 1975, and Sunday, May 11, 1975) | 73 |
| 8 | Not Too Many Pilots, Not Too Many Planes (Sunday, May 11, 1975) | 83 |
| 9 | Get Ready! (Monday, May 12, 1975) | 91 |
| 10 | Mobs and Mobs of People (Tuesday, May 13, 1975) | 109 |
| 11 | People Go Like Ants (Tuesday, May 13, 1975) | 121 |
| 12 | Three Children (Tuesday, May 13, 1975) | 137 |
| 13 | Survival Only (Wednesday, May 14, 1975) | 145 |
| 14 | A Can-Do Operation (Wednesday, May 14, 1975) | 159 |
| 15 | Find Your Own Way Out | 181 |
| 16 | Thailand | 187 |
| App. A | People Interviewed | 195 |
| App. B | Pilots' Flight Logs | 199 |
| Glossary: Terms, Places, People | 205 | |
| Index | 213 |
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Gaye Conway
reviewed Sky Is Falling An Oral History of the Cia's Evacuation of the Hmong from Laos on July 30, 2007
Sky Is Falling An Oral History of the Cia's Evacuation of the Hmong from Laos
At first glance, this is the kind of book you find in the Barnes & Noble discount section by the dozens. I picked it up at a used book shop in San Francisco. There was a 50/50 chance I'd ever read it. At first I would glance ever now and then through a section. I was struck by how interesting O'Connell's analysis was and resolved to read the whole book.
My expectations were well met. O'Connell's brief analysis of this seemingly endless topic was masterfully concise. And, not only did he approach the subject from a technological level, but a sociological one as well. This efficient account of the evolution of technology and society was just enough to paint a vivid picture of history without getting stuck in the details AND keep the reader hungry for more information.
Well done sir.
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