Women at War: The Story of Fifty Military Nurses Who Served in Vietnam

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Women at War North Vietnam Thailand Cambodia South Vietnam Women at War The Story of Fifty Military Nurses Who Served in Vietnam ELIZABETH M. NORMAN University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia STUDIES IN HEALTH, ILLNESS, AND CAREGIVING Joan E. Lynaugh, Series Editor A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher. All photographs used by permission. Copyright © 1990 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4011 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Norman, Elizabeth M. Women at war : the story of fifty miltary nurses who served in Vietnam / Elizabeth M. Norman. p. cm. Outgrowth of author's doctoral dissertation Includes bibliographical references (p. ). ISBN 0-8122-8249-3. — ISBN 0-8122-1317-3 (pbk.) 1. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975—Women—United States. 2. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975—Medical care. 3. Nurses—United States. 4. Nurses—Vietnam. I. Title. DS559.8.W6N67 1990 959.704'37'0922—dc20 90-34487 [B] CIP To Michael, Joshua, Benjamin John and Dorothy This page intentionally left blank ...