| Abstract |
The year is 1970; the war in Vietnam is five years from over. The womeńs movement is newly resurgent, and feminists are summarily reviled as “libbers.” Inette Miller is one year out of collegéa reporter for a small-town newspaper. Her boyfriend gets drafted and is issued orders to Vietnam. Within their few remaining days together, Inette marries her US Army private, determined to accompany him to war. There are obstacles. All wives of US military are prohibited in country. With the aid of her newspapeŕs editor, Miller finagles a one-month work visa and becomes a war reporter. Her newspaper cannot afford life insurance beyond that. After thirty days, she is on her own. As one of the rare woman war correspondents in Vietnam and the only one also married to an Army soldier, Milleŕs experience was pathbreaking. -- Provided by publisher. |
