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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.
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Foreword by Diane Carlson Evans, captain, Army Nurse Corps, 1966-1972
Introduction
Part I: 1945-1956, Ho Chi Minh's Revolution
Xuan Phuong: Young Revolutionary
GeneviÈve de Galard: "I Only Did My Duty"
Part II: 1957-1964, Ngo Dinh Diem's Civil War
Le Ly Hayslip: "Freedom Is Never a Gift"
Bobbi Hovis: Witness to History
Part III: 1965-1968, Lyndon B. Johnson's American War
Kay Wilhelmy: American Survivor
Jurate Kazickas: "What's a Woman Like You Doing out Here?"
Iris Mary Roser: Australian Relief Worker
Part IV: 1969-1970, Richard M. Nixon's "Peace"
Anne Koch: "I Knew in My Heart That I Had to Go"
Dang Thuy Tram: Communist Field Surgeon
Lynda Van Devanter: "Why Do They Have to Die?"
Part V: 1971-1975, Endings and Beginnings
Kate Webb: Captive Journalist
Joan Baez: Protest Singer
Tracy Wood: "They're the Story"
Kim Phuc: Running from War
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index