Escape From Saigon

This is the first book i have read for 2012 hope not the only book for this year..Bought it just RM 5 at carrefour a few months before, just have time to read it after a lot of push to myself to finished it for 2 days...It was a really interesting true story about how a vietnam war orphan became an american boy.

What i have learned from this book :

1) Vietnam split in two. North Vietnam was under Communist rule, and South Vietnam struggled to establish an independent republic. Both North and South wanted a unified nation, but each wanted its own form of government. Thus began the long war between the two Vietnams, a war that would take many lives and leave no family untouched by sorrow.

2) Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in honor of the North's longtime revolutionary leader.

3) Biggest Operation Babylift in the world history get the world's attention and became the headline of the news.

p/s : Suddenly i am so interested to read more details about vietnam war :)...There was a tiny (but actually a huge) regret why I didnt read all about these interesting and amazing history before my trip to vietnam and cambodia on march last year, i enjoyed that trip so much..