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Navy medicine in Vietnam : oral histories from Dien Bien Phu to the fall of Saigon /

"The book chronicles the story of the Navy Medical Department's participation in Vietnam, beginning with the Navy's rescue of the French survivors of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and ending with the Navy's rescue of Vietnamese refugees fleeing the fall of South Vietnam in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Herman, Jan K.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2009]
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Naval operations, American > Personal narratives, American.
Medicine, Naval > United States > Personal narratives.
United States. > Navy.
Naval Medicine > history > United States > Personal Narratives.
Naval Medicine > history > Vietnam > Personal Narratives.
Vietnam Conflict > United States > Personal Narratives.
Vietnam Conflict > Vietnam > Personal Narratives.
History, 20th Century > United States > Personal Narratives.
History, 20th Century > Vietnam > Personal Narratives.
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Summary:"The book chronicles the story of the Navy Medical Department's participation in Vietnam, beginning with the Navy's rescue of the French survivors of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and ending with the Navy's rescue of Vietnamese refugees fleeing the fall of South Vietnam in 1975"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:vii, 357 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-351) and index.
ISBN:9780786439997 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0786439998 (hardcover : alk. paper)