An American official punches a man (left) in the face as he tries to close the door of a plane loaded with refugees trying to escape the Vietcong advance towards Saigon. The city fell on April 30, 1975. Photo: Reuters An American official punches a man (left) in the face as he tries to close the door of a plane loaded with refugees trying to escape the Vietcong advance towards Saigon. The city fell on April 30, 1975. Photo: Reuters
An American official punches a man (left) in the face as he tries to close the door of a plane loaded with refugees trying to escape the Vietcong advance towards Saigon. The city fell on April 30, 1975. Photo: Reuters
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Book review: The Sympathizer - spy tale a microcosm of Vietnam war

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Updated: 10:30pm, 4 Apr, 2015

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An American official punches a man (left) in the face as he tries to close the door of a plane loaded with refugees trying to escape the Vietcong advance towards Saigon. The city fell on April 30, 1975. Photo: Reuters An American official punches a man (left) in the face as he tries to close the door of a plane loaded with refugees trying to escape the Vietcong advance towards Saigon. The city fell on April 30, 1975. Photo: Reuters
An American official punches a man (left) in the face as he tries to close the door of a plane loaded with refugees trying to escape the Vietcong advance towards Saigon. The city fell on April 30, 1975. Photo: Reuters
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