Book, Gottschang Turner, Karen and Hao Thanh, Phan, Even the Women Must Fight: Memories of War from North Vietnam, 1998

Summary

A searing chronicle of wartime experiences. Even the Women Must Fight probes the cultural legacy of North Vietnam's American War. Unflinching in its portrayal of hardship, valor, and personal sacrifice, this wrenching account is nothing short of a revelation, banishing in one bold strole the familiar image of Vietnamese women as passive onlookers, war brides, prostitutes, or helpless refugees.

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