Navy medicine in Vietnam : Passage to Freedom to the fall of Saigon

Navy medicine in Vietnam : Passage to Freedom to the fall of Saigon / Jan K. Herman.

Author/creator	Herman, Jan K.
Other author/creator	Naval History & Heritage Command (U.S.)
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Washington, DC : Naval History & Heritage Command, Dept. of the Navy : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2010.
Description	50 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Subject(s)	United States. Navy--Medical care --Vietnam --History --20th century. United States. Navy--Medical personnel --Biography. United States. Navy--History --Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Medical care. Medicine, Naval--United States --History --20th century. Medicine, Naval--Vietnam --History --20th century. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American. Operation Passage to Freedom, 1954-1955. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Vietnam --Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Naval operations, American.

Portion of title	Passage to Freedom to the fall of Saigon
Series	The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. ^A997879
Contents	Station Hospital Saigon -- Hearts and minds -- The medical battalions -- Naval Support Activity Hospital, Danang -- Mercy ships -- "When you lose your corpsman" -- Medevac -- Epilogue -- Sidebars. Eyewitness to a coup ; "Torpedo in the water!" ; Resuscitation of the nearly dead ; Dr. Dinsmore's souvenir ; Frozen blood on trial ; A Navy nurse's recollections ; Field Medical Service School ; Medal of Honor ; Prisoners of war.
General note	Shipping list no.: 2010-0174-P.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-50).
LCCN	2009043827
ISBN	9780945274629 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0945274629 (alk. paper)
GPO item number	0415-D-04
Govt. docs number	D 221.2:V 67

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Joyner	Fed Docs Stacks	D 221.2:V 67	✔ Available	Place Hold