*AUTHOR WILL PERSONALLY SIGN EACH NEW BOOK SOLD* As the fall of Saigon to the North Vietnamese Army was imminent, a new chapter in American courage and care was written by the brave people who were part of President Gerald Ford's "Babylift" that evacuated some 2500 babies and orphans to safety. In this historical novel, William Yaley captures the intense drama of the two-month period leading up to the American Airlift. He tells the story through the eyes and flashbacks of an American combat veteran, John Ellis, who returns to Vietnam as a social worker intent on saving the children, especially those who are part Vietnamese and part American and referred to as "Amerasians." After the North Vietnamese take over, these orphans will likely be killed or left to die because they represent "Imperialist America." Ellis is working with a group of nuns whose orphanage is near Saigon. There is not much time to evacuate the children. Every day is filled with danger and drama. Babies are dropped on the doorstep of the orphanage. Helicopter pilots risk their lives to help. South Vietnamese soldiers are constantly bribed to get the children through checkpoints. And vehicles from the orphanage and half-way houses must travel to the airport in extreme "war time" conditions. Danger is everywhere. So are hope and bravery.

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