Female Nurses in American Wars

Three Generations, Three Wars: African American Veterans.

PURPOSE This article emerged from pilot research exploring experiences of war and suffering among African American veterans who served in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. Men's experiences as soldiers reflected both racism and the social change that occurred in the Unites States while they served. DESIGN AND METHODS We used techniques of narrative elicitation, conducting qualitative...

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Cryptography during the French and American Wars in Vietnam

After Vietnam’s Declaration of Independence on 2 September 1945, the country had to suffer through two long, brutal wars, first against the French and then against the Americans, before finally in 1975 becoming a unified country free of colonial domination. Our purpose is to examine the role of cryptography in those two wars. Despite the far greater technological resources of their opponents, t...

Political Structure and Military Behavior in the American Indian Wars

The American Indian Wars provide unusual insight into debates about group structure and military behavior. These conflicts present a cross-section of experience with a relatively high degree of unit homogeneity; it is possible to gather information on tribes that fought as well as those that did not; scholars have recorded information about the tribes’ political and economic structures in detai...

Challenges of Female Nurses in Disasters: A Qualitative Study

Background: Awareness of nurses’ experiences is helpful to identify current problems in providing services during disasters. In this regard, better planning and preparation may reduce the problems of this large group of health care providers. This study aimed to investigate the experiences of female nurses in providing services during disasters. Materials and Methods: This is a qualitati...