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Vietnam memories: Australian Army Nurses, the Vietnam War, and oral history
Author(s) -
Hemmings Lynn
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
nursing inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.66
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1800
pISSN - 1320-7881
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1800.1996.tb00028.x
Subject(s) - oral history , vietnam war , mythology , context (archaeology) , gender studies , history , nursing , psychology , medicine , sociology , anthropology , archaeology , classics
This paper is about women nurse veterans from the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) who served in Vietnam. I aim to develop an understanding about these nurses that might place their experiences into a wider context. My conclusions provide starting points for future studies on myth, remembering and oral history.