| Women at War: The Story of Fifty Military Nurses Who Served in Vietnam Contributor(s): Norman, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812213173 ISBN-13: 9780812213171 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1990 Annotation: Norman tells the dramatic story of fifty women--members of the Army, Navy, and Air Force Nurse Corps--who went to war, working in military hospitals, aboard ships, and with air evacuation squadrons during the Vietnam War. Here, in a moving narrative, the women talk about why they went to war, the experiences they had while they were there, and how war affected them physically, emotionally, and spiritually. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 90034487 |
| Lexile Measure: 1060 |
| Series: Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 238 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Norman tells the dramatic story of fifty women--members of the Army, Navy, and Air Force Nurse Corps--who went to war, working in military hospitals, aboard ships, and with air evacuation squadrons during the Vietnam War. Here, in a moving narrative, the women talk about why they went to war, the experiences they had while they were there, and how war affected them physically, emotionally, and spiritually. |