The Role of Women in the Vietnam War
The Role of Women in the Vietnam War

Author: Hallie Murray

Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

Published: 2019-12-15

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 1978514271

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The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial wars in American history, as many Americans opposed the United States' involvement in the war. The draft, which forced certain young men to fight in the war, even if they didn't want to, was particularly controversial. At the time, women were not allowed to fight in the military, but many worked directly in the conflict as nurses and administrators. Through fascinating and poignant interviews, this book tells the stories of six courageous women who served in the Vietnam War as they narrate their fascinating and sometimes difficult memories of the conflict.

Beyond Combat
Beyond Combat

Author: Heather Marie Stur

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-09-26

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1139502271

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Beyond Combat investigates how the Vietnam War both reinforced and challenged the gender roles that were key components of American Cold War ideology. Refocusing attention onto women and gender paints a more complex and accurate picture of the war's far-reaching impact beyond the battlefields. Encounters between Americans and Vietnamese were shaped by a cluster of intertwined images used to make sense of and justify American intervention and use of force in Vietnam. These images included the girl next door, a wholesome reminder of why the United States was committed to defeating Communism, and the treacherous and mysterious 'dragon lady', who served as a metaphor for Vietnamese women and South Vietnam. Heather Stur also examines the ways in which ideas about masculinity shaped the American GI experience in Vietnam and, ultimately, how some American men and women returned from Vietnam to challenge homefront gender norms.

A Time Remembered
A Time Remembered

Author: Olga Gruhzit-Hoyt

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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Why did American women go to Vietnam? What were their lives like in the war zone, and after they came home?" A Time Remembered" provides answers to these questions and more, and pays tribute to these patriots. Photos.

Even the Women Must Fight
Even the Women Must Fight

Author: Karen Gottschang Turner

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2008-05-02

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0470347473

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Even the Women Must Fight "Karen Turner and Phan Thanh Hao have brought scholarship and compassion to a long-neglected aspect of the Vietnam War--the contributions of Vietnamese women to the independence struggle of their nation and the terrible price they paid for their courage and patriotism."--Neil Sheehan, author of A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam. A searing chronicle of wartime experiences, Even the Women Must Fight probes the cultural legacy of North Vietnam's American War. Unflinching in its portrayal of hardship, valor, and personal sacrifice, this wrenching account is nothing short of a revelation, banishing in one bold stroke the familiar image of Vietnamese women as passive onlookers, war brides, prostitutes, or helpless refugees. "Karen Turner has given us a book that will change our understanding of the Vietnam War--and of Vietnam today. I found it enthralling." --Cynthia Enloe, author of The Morning After: * Sexual Politics at the End of the Cold War. "A first-rate book that will add substantially to our understanding of the human tragedy associated with one of the most bloody conflicts in recent history."--Robert Brigham, Professor of History, Vassar College.

Courageous Women of the Vietnam War
Courageous Women of the Vietnam War

Author: Kathryn Atwood

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1613730772

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Readers are introduced to courageous women and girls who risked their lives through their involvement in the conflict in Vietnam. These women served in dangerous roles as medics, journalists, resisters, and revolutionaries. Through their varied experiences and perspectives, young readers gain insight into the many facets of this tragic and complex conflict.

Vietnamese Women at War
Vietnamese Women at War

Author: Sandra C. Taylor

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13:

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For as long as the Vietnamese people fought against foreign enemies, women were a vital part of that struggle. The victory over the French at Dien Bien Phu is said to have involved hundreds of thousands of women, and many of the names in Viet Cong unit rosters were female. These women were living out the ancient saying of their country, When war comes, even women have to fight.

Angels in Vietnam
Angels in Vietnam

Author: Jan Hornung

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 0595240909

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Cry, laugh, and share women’s Vietnam war experiences in their own words in this collection of stories, poems, and pictures of the Women Who Served. Over 11,000 women from America, New Zealand, and Australia went to Vietnam as nurses, American Red Cross workers, physical therapists, entertainers, librarians, and more.Ride along in a helicopter on a Christmas Day mission of the heart with Army pilots and American Red Cross Donut Dollies, in Vietnam, 1969. Meet Gary’s angel, a physical therapist who a wounded soldier found over three decades later to tell her, “thank you.” Take a trip back to the war with a woman when she finds her true love, a soldier fighting in Nam. Experience the war through a nurse’s eyes. Learn where the veterans are today. Read about the Australians and New Zealanders who served in Vietnam. Find out why male Vietnam veterans think the women who nursed, comforted, entertained, or just talked with them were Angels in Vietnam.Forward by David Hackworth, author of About Face and Steel My Soldiers’ Hearts.Jan Hornung is the author of This Is The Truth As Far As I Know, I Could Be Wrong and KISS the Sky: Helicopter Tales. www.geocities.com/vietnamfront

Women at War
Women at War

Author: Elizabeth M. Norman

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780812213171

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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.

The Valiant Women of the Vietnam War
The Valiant Women of the Vietnam War

Author: Karen Zeinert

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9780761312680

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Enhanced with timeline, photos, sidebars, and index, this informative book offers young readers an in-depth look at the role women played during the Vietnam War in their various capacities and the courageous sacrifices they made to help others and boost morale.

U.S. Servicewomen In The Vietnam War
U.S. Servicewomen In The Vietnam War

Author: Hilary Paff

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2021-06-04

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13:

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American military leaders were reluctant to send women abroad during the Vietnam War due to the unpredictable nature of guerilla warfare. There were no battle lines and no one knew when or where the next attack would strike. Yet many American women wanted to serve their country by supporting deployed troops and making a difference where they could. By the end of the war, approximately 11,000 military women had served in Southeast Asia along with an unknown number of American civilian women. All of the women who participated in the Vietnam War were volunteers. This is a story of American women who were recruited to be part of a secret mission to disguise themselves as Vietnamese and act as close-range snipers on warlords and generals. Successful missions reduced the flow of guns and drugs saving the lives of countless American troops.