Description: Further DetailsTitle: Home Before MorningCondition: NewSubtitle: The Story of an Army Nurse in VietnamEAN: 9781558492981ISBN: 9781558492981Publisher: University of Massachusetts PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 30/07/2001Description: Lynda Van Devanter was the girl next door, the cheerleader who went to Catholic schools, enjoyed sports, and got along well with her four sisters and parents. After high school she attended nursing school and then did something that would shatter her secure world for the rest of her life: in 1969, she joined the army and was shipped to Vietnam. When she arrived in Vietnam her idealistic view of the war vanished quickly. She worked long and arduous hours in cramped, ill-equipped, understaffed operating rooms. She saw friends die. Witnessing a war close-up, operating on soldiers and civilians whose injuries were catastrophic, she found the very foundations of her thinking changing daily.After one traumatic year, she came home, a Vietnam veteran. Coming home was nearly as devastating as the time she spent in Asia. Nothing was the same ― including Lynda herself. Viewed by many as a murderer instead of a healer, she felt isolated and angry. The anger turned to depression; like many other Vietnam veterans she suffered from delayed stress syndrome. Working in hospitals brought back chilling scenes of hopelessly wounded soldiers. A marriage ended in divorce. The war that was fought physically halfway around the world had become a personal, internal battle.Home before Morning is the story of a woman whose courage, stamina, and personal history make this a compelling autobiography. It is also the saga of others who went to war to aid the wounded and came back wounded ― physically and emotionally ― themselves. And, it is the true story of one person's triumphs: her understanding of, and coming to terms with, her destiny.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Weight: 519gAuthor: Lynda Van DevanterContributor: Lynda Van Devanter (Preface by)Genre: BiographyItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 24mmRelease Year: 2001 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Home Before Morning
Publication Name: Home Before Morning
Title: Home Before Morning
Subtitle: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam
EAN: 9781558492981
ISBN: 9781558492981
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Format: Paperback
Release Year: 2001
Release Date: 30/07/2001
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Weight: 519g
Author: Lynda Van Devanter
Contributor: Lynda Van Devanter (Preface by)
Genre: Biography
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Item Width: 24mm
