The book chronicles 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. When American involvement reached its peak in 1968; the 750-bed Naval Support Activity Hospital Danang (NSAH) was in full operation; and two hospital ships--the USS Repose and the USS Sanctuary--cruised offshore. Whether the situation called for saving the lives of injured sailors aboard a burning aircraft carrier or treating a critically wounded Marine for shock in the rubble-strewn streets of Hue; Navy medical personnel were in Vietnam from the beginning of American involvement to the very end; saving thousands of lives. This book tells the story of the Navy Medical Department's involvement through stark and gripping first-person accounts by patients and the Navy physicians; dentists; nurses; and hospital corpsmen who treated them. More than 50 historic photos document their work.
#6509565 in Books McFarland n Company 2005-11-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .82 x 7.14 x 10.40l; 1.39 #File Name: 0786422998256 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An Excellent Biography of the Confederacy's Neglected Secretary of the NavyBy A. A. NofiA summary of the review on StrategyPage.Com:'In the first biography of Mallory in over 50 years; Underwood; who also wrote Waters of Discord: The Union Blockade of Texas During the Civil War; gives us a highly detailed; comprehensive look at the man's life and work. Judah Benjamin aside; Mallory was the ablest member of Jefferson Davis' cabinet. He entered the U.S. Senate from Florida in 1851 and quickly proved himself a sound expert in naval affairs. Staying with his state when the Civil War broke out; Mallory became Davis' Secretary of the Navy and; unlike most other Confederate cabinet members; held his job through to the end of the war; proving a fine administrator; a master of improvisation and innovation; and a sound strategist. Although some readers will be put off by the overly detailed look at Mallory's family history with which the book opens; this should not deter the serious student of the Civil War or American naval history.'For the full review; see StrategyPage.Com
