Operation Babylift
The incredible story of the inspiring Australian women who rescued hundreds of orphans at the end of the Vietnam War
$31.99
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
27 May 2019
Summary
In late March 1975, as the Vietnam War raged, an Australian voluntary aid worker named Rosemary Taylor approached the Australian Embassy seeking assistance to fly 600 orphans out of Saigon to safety.
Rosemary and Margaret Moses, two former nuns from Adelaide, had spent eight years in Vietnam during the war, building up a complex of nurseries to house war orphans and street waifs as the organisation that built up around them facilitated international adoptions for the children. As the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733642241 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0733642241 |
| Author: | Ian W. Shaw |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 27 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Ian W. Shaw
Ian W. Shaw is the author of six books: The Bloodbath, On Radji Beach, Glenrowan, The Ghosts of Roebuck Bay, The Rag Tag Fleet and Murder at Dusk. The Bloodbath was nominated for a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and was shortlisted in the Local History category. Ian is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and holds postgraduate degrees from Monash University and the University of Michigan. After ten years as a secondary school teacher, Ian worked in the Commonwealth public service and private enterprise for three decades, and is an expert on security issues. He lives in Canberra.
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