Fort Chastity Vietnam 1969

Author : Bernadette J. Harrod RN
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781491773949

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Fort Chastity, Vietnam, 1969 by Bernadette J. Harrod RN Pdf

It was 1969 and the war in Vietnam was at its height. At the time, author Bernadette J. Harrod was twenty-four years old and a full-fledged operating room nurse. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy, she volunteered her services and became a member of the Army Nurse Corps stationed on the front lines at Phu Bai, Vietnam, a forward base camp in the demilitarized zone. In Fort Chastity, Vietnam, 1969, she shares her story of what nursing was like in a combat zone, standing covered in mud and blood, sweat and tears, serving her country in a war-torn jungle far away from home. Harrod describes working twelve-hour days, six days a weekmore when there was a pushoperating on wounded soldiers who had suffered massive injuries. Saving life and limb was the prime mission of the operating room nurses. Harrod tells how she was ill prepared to handle the horror all around her. After fourteen months in a blood bath of hell, now considered a combat veteran, she was sent home. With poetry and letters written to home included, Fort Chastity, Vietnam, 1969, offers a firsthand look at the war and its aftereffects from the perspective of both a nurse and a woman caught in the trauma of war.

Author : Paul E. Stepansky
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476680019

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Easing Pain on the Western Front by Paul E. Stepansky Pdf

World War I is regarded as the first modern war, driven by fearful new technologies of mechanized combat. The unprecedented carnage rapidly advanced military medicine, transforming the nature of wartime caregiving and paving the way for modern nursing practice. Drawing on firsthand accounts of American nurses, as well as their Canadian and British counterparts, historian Paul E. Stepansky describes nurses' encounters with devastating new forms of injury--wounds from high-explosive artillery shells, poison gas burns, "shell shock," the Spanish Flu. Comparing nursing practice on the western front with nursing care during the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and the Anglo-Boer War, the author is especially attentive to the emergent technologies employed by nurses of the Great War.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Airborne troops
ISBN : 9781596520165

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173d Airborne Brigade by Anonim Pdf

Author : Steven J. Mrozek
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 9781563113642

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82nd Airborne Division by Steven J. Mrozek Pdf

Follow the All American Division from its activation in 1917 through campaigns in St. Mihiel, Anzio, Normandy, Holland, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, and Iraq. Includes more than 700 biographies of 82nd Airborne veterans, personal stories and roster, awards and decorations, five Medal of Honor recipients, a memorial section and index. Hundreds of photos show America's Guard of Honor in action for over 75 years.

Author : Heather Marie Stur
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139502276

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Beyond Combat by Heather Marie Stur Pdf

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.

Author : American Film Institute
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 990 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : 0520209702

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The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films by American Film Institute Pdf

Author : Joann Puffer Kotcher
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781574413243

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Donut Dolly by Joann Puffer Kotcher Pdf

This is the story of a former Math teacher at the explosive beginnings of the Viet Nam War where she ducks bullets and mortar shells to bring moments of home to scared GIs. The author deftly intertwines her unique experiences with the grueling life of the common soldier and her personal life with her compassion for the soldiers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Canada
ISBN : UCLA:L0054724265

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Who's who in Finance and Industry by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bennie G. Adkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Medal of Honor
ISBN : 0306903539

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A Tiger Among Us by Bennie G. Adkins Pdf

Foreword by Chuck Hagel, former Secretary of Defense and Senator from NebraskaAdaptable. Cunning. Ferocious. Fearless. The Indochinese tiger is just one of the formidable predators roaming Vietnam's jungle. In 1966 a small band of US Special Forces soldiers--most especially Bennie Adkins--spent four grueling days facing down the "tiger" among them. While the rain and mist of an early March moved over the valley, then-Sergeant First Class Bennie Adkins and sixteen other Green Berets found themselves holed up in an undermanned and unfortified position at Camp A Shau, a small training and reconnaissance camp located right next to the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail, North Vietnam's major supply route. And with the rain came the North Vietnamese Army in force. Surrounded 10-to-1, the Green Berets endured constant mortar and rifle fire, direct assaults, treasonous allies, and volatile jungle weather. But there was one among them who battled ferociously, like a tiger, and when they finally evacuated, he carried the wounded to safety. Forty-eight years later, Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins's valor was recognized when he received this nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. Filled with the sights, smells, and sounds of a raging battle fought in the middle of a tropical forest, A Tiger among Us is a riveting tale of bravery, valor, skill, and resilience

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Marquis Who's Who
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1989-09
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0837903262

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Who's Who in Finance and Industry, 1989-1990 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Virginia Morris,Clive A. Hills
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476665634

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Ho Chi Minh's Blueprint for Revolution by Virginia Morris,Clive A. Hills Pdf

When Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30, 1975, the communist victory sent shockwaves around the world. Using ingenious strategy and tactics, Hồ Chi Minh had shown it was possible for a tiny nation to defeat a mighty Western power. The same tactics have been studied and replicated by revolutionary forces and terrorist organizations across the globe. Drawing on recently declassified documents and rare interviews with Hồ Chi Minh's strategists and operatives, this book offers fresh perspective on his blueprint and the reasons behind both the French (1945-1954) and the American (1959-1975) failures in Vietnam, concluding with an analysis of the threat this model poses today.

Author : Frederick Borchardt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0998615900

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Long Daze at Long Binh by Frederick Borchardt Pdf

The humorous adventures of two Wisconsin draftees who were trained as combat medics and sent offto set up a field hospital in South Vietnam

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781465466013

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The Vietnam War by DK Pdf

The Vietnam War remains one of the most heroic and heartbreaking events in history. This definitive guide charts the unforgettable story of the world's first televised war. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this authoritative guide chronicles America's fight against Communism in southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s, and comprehensively explores the people, politics, events, and lasting effects of the Vietnam War. Hundreds of insightful images and a compelling narrative combine to chronicle this catastrophic conflict.?? From 1955, the communist government of North Vietnam waged war against South Vietnam and its main ally, the USA. Over the course of two decades of hostility and warfare, the number of casualties reached an incomprehensible three million people. Detailed descriptions of every episode, including Operation Passage to Freedom and the evacuation of the American embassy in Saigon, tell the stories in iconic photographs and eyewitness accounts. Discover the real people behind the conflict, with gripping biographies of key figures, including Henry Kissinger, General Thieu, President Nixon, and Pol Pot. This incredible visual record is supported by locator maps, at-a-glance timelines, archive photography, and key quotations to ensure an all-encompassing experience. The Vietnam War is an essential historic reference to help humanity learn the lessons of suffering and sacrifice from one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 20th century.

Author : Charles Portis
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781590206508

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True Grit by Charles Portis Pdf

The #1 New York Times bestselling classic frontier adventure novel that inspired two award-winning films! Charles Portis has long been acclaimed as one of America’s foremost writers. True Grit, his most famous novel, was first published in 1968, and became the basis for two movies, the 1969 classic starring John Wayne and, in 2010, a new version starring Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges and written and directed by the Coen brothers. True Grit tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just fourteen when the coward Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 in cash. Mattie leaves home to avenge her father’s blood. With one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, the meanest available U.S. Marshal, by her side, Mattie pursues the killer into Indian Territory. True Grit is eccentric, cool, straight, and unflinching, like Mattie herself. From a writer of true status, this is an American classic through and through.

Author : Megan C. Armstrong,James R. Lehning
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111599556

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Europeans in the World by Megan C. Armstrong,James R. Lehning Pdf

This reader focuses on the relations between European civilization and the rest of the world. It chronologically organizes material from antiquity to the present. It presents excerpts from primary source texts, written documents, and visual images, and pays particular attention to providing materials that reflect a diverse set of experiences. Themes such as politics, gender, religion, and ethnicity in non-European parts of the world enable students to place European history in its larger global context.