Home before Morning : The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam (Paperback)

from bobbieharv

Read this just before leaving for Vietnam to re-visit places my husband was stationed, including Pleiku. Skimmed much of it, but even so found it quite vivid and moving. The trauma of a war arranged by politicians.

from dara85

Lynda was an army nurse during the Vietnam War. Her memoir captures the horrors of war. The places she was able to go for R & R, the friendships she formed, and helplessness she felt when someone could not be saved.

from sallylou61

Lynda Van Devanter wrote Home before Morning, which was published approximately 13 years after she returned home from her war service, as a form of therapy. Lynda vividly shows the effects of the war on her. She was a very optimistic person prior to serving; the beginning of the book about her nu...

from MerryMary

The amazing record of Lynda's years of service in Vietnam as an army nurse. At times her account is hard to read. The surgery scenes are at time searing. You'll never forget this book.

from KerriL

An outstanding book. I first read it in college for a literature class and then read it again a few years later. You really get pulled into her life and feel what she is going through.