Kara Dixon Vuic

Officer, Nurse, Woman takes a compelling look at the experiences of army nurses in the Vietnam War. Drawing on more than 100 interviews, Vuic allows the nurses to tell their own captivating stories, from their reasons for joining the military to the physical and emotional demands of a horrific war and postwar debates about how to commenorate their service. Vuic also explores the gender issues that arose when a male-dominated army actively recruited nurses in the midst of a growing feminist movement and a changing nursing profession.… (mere)