Courageous Women of the Vietnam War: Medics, Journalists, Survivors, and More

Modern Age

Courageous Women of the Vietnam War: Medics, Journalists, Survivors, and More (Women of Action) Author: Atwood, Karen J. Buy at Amazon | BookShop.org Time Period: Modern Age Time Frame: 1955-1975 Geographic Area: Asia Country: Vietnam Topics: Vietnam War Genre: Non Fiction, Biography Reading Age: Young Adult, Adult Format: Book Published: 2018 Women of Action series 1) Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II 2) Women of the Frontier: 16 Tales of Trailblazing Homesteaders, Entrepreneurs, and Rabble-Rousers 3) Women Aviators: 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys 4) Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent 5) Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers 6) Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-Breaking Adventures 7) A World of Her Own: 24 Amazing Women Explorers and Adventurers 8) The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy 9) Women Heroes of the American Revolution: 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue 10) She Takes a Stand: 16 Fearless Activists Who Have Changed the World 11) Women of Colonial America: 13 Stories of Courage and Survival in the New World 12) Marooned in the Arctic: The True Story of Ada Blackjack, the "Female Robinson Crusoe" 13) Women in Blue: 16 Brave Officers, Forensics Experts, Police Chiefs, and More 14) Women Heroes of World War II―the Pacific Theater: 15 Stories of Resistance, Rescue, Sabotage, and Survival 15) Seized by the Sun: The Life and Disappearance of World War II Pilot Gertrude Tompkins 16) Courageous Women of the Vietnam War: Medics, Journalists, Survivors, and More 17) This Noble Woman: Myrtilla Miner and Her Fight to Establish a School for African American Girls in the Slaveholding South 18) Women Heroes of the US Army: Remarkable Soldiers from the American Revolution to Today 19) Women Heroes of World War I: 16 Remarkable Resisters, Soldiers, Spies, and Medics

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One of just a handful of women reporting on the Vietnam War, Kate Webb was captured by North Vietnamese troops and presumed dead—until she emerged from the jungle waving a piece of white parachute material after 23 days in captivity. Le Ly Hayslip enjoyed a peaceful early childhood in a Vietnamese farming village before war changed her life forever. Brutalized by all sides, she escaped to the United States, where she eventually founded two humanitarian organizations. Lynda Van Devanter was an idealistic young nurse in 1969 when a plane carrying her and 350 men landed in South Vietnam. Her harrowing experiences working in a combat zone hospital would later serve as inspiration for the TV series China Beach.

In these pages readers meet these and other brave women and girls who served in life-threatening roles as medics, journalists, resisters, and revolutionaries in the conflict in Vietnam. Author Kathryn J. Atwood presents a clear introduction to each of five chronological sections, guiding readers through the social and political turmoil that spanned two decades and the tenure of five US presidents. Each woman's story unfolds in a suspenseful, engaging way, incorporating plentiful original source materials, quotes, and photographs. Resources for further study, source notes and a bibliography, and a helpful map and glossary round out this exploration of one of modern history's most divisive wars, making it an invaluable addition to any student's or history buff's bookshelf.

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