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Over three hundred women, both print and broadcast journalists, were accredited to chronicle Americas activities in Vietnam. Many of those women won esteemed prizes for their reporting, including the Pulitzer, the Overseas Press Club Award, the George Polk Award, the National Book Award, and the Bancroft Prize for History. Tragically, several lost their lives covering the war, while others were wounded or taken prisoner. In this gripping narrative, veteran journalist Joyce Hoffmann tells the important yet largely unknown story of a central group of these female journalists, including Dickey Chapelle, Gloria Emerson, Kate Webb, and others. Each has a unique and deeply compelling tale to tell, and vivid portraits of their personal lives and professional triumphs are woven into the controversial details of Americas twenty-year entanglement in Southeast Asia.

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Virginian-Pilot, 9/14/08<br> Hoffmann's book is authoritative...Filled with enough interesting details to be entertaining as well as convincing, the book belongs on the shelf of the military reader, the history buff, the student, the feminist, the journalist and the general reader. <br> <p><br> Curve, October 2008<br> Offers a candidly personal look...Hoffmann's book breathes with the determination, thrill and horror of the women who covered the biggest story of their generation. <br> <p><br> Feminist Review, 10/13/08<br> Offers a thoroughly researched account of fifteen women who played vital, if varying, roles in the reporting of the Vietnam War. <br> <p><br> Military Review, Nov/Dec 2008<br> [A] vignette-laden study of female journalists...It is fascinating to catch behind-the-scenes glimpses. <br> <p><br> Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, 1/25/09<br> Anyone interested in military history will find something to like...If you're a news junkie, you may just find something to love...The depth of detail is extraordinary, and her descriptions of life as a woman covering war are compelling.

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Journalist Joyce Hoffmann has written for many publications, including the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. She lives in Virginia, where she teaches at Old Dominion University.

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