Article 5G0ED From the archives: The fall of Saigon: witnessing the end of the Vietnam war – podcast

From the archives: The fall of Saigon: witnessing the end of the Vietnam war – podcast

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We are raiding the Audio Long Reads archives and bringing you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.

This week: In a special tribute to Martin Woollacott, the Guardian's former foreign correspondent and foreign editor, who has died at the age of 81, Alan Rusbridger reflects on his fondest memories of Martin and how this giant of journalism' should be remembered.

From 2015: North Vietnamese troops who marched into the capital on 30 April 1975. It marked the most crushing defeat in US military history. Four decades after he reported on these events for the Guardian, Martin Woollacott reflects upon what it meant for the future of both nations

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