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In 1975, the Americans suffered a spectacular military defeat at the hands of North Vietnam and the Vietcong, with U.S. helicopters seeking to rescue leading U.S. personnel from the tops of buildings as Vietnamese guerrillas closed in on the centre of Saigon.
Martin Jacques
Martin Jacques
Martin Jacques
Born: 1945

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Closed, Military, Defeat, Tops, Seeking, Leading, Buildings, North, American, Hands, North Vietnam, Centre, Personnel, Vietnam, Helicopters, Vietnamese, Rescue, Suffered, Spectacular

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