American Women in the Vietnam War

by Jonathan Sutherland and Diane Canwell

The Vietnam War was not just a male experience. More than 7,500 women served in various branches of the military, and others served as nurses with civilian aid organizations. Women traveled to Vietnam as reporters, journalists, librarians, and entertainers, and some looked after orphaned Vietnamese children in their spare time. Women in Vietnam suffered many of the same hardships as the men, but they also had to cope with the frustrations and challenges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0836857844
• ISBN13: 9780836857849
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: World Almanac Library
• Length: 48 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7