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Donut Dolly : An American Red Cross Girl's War in Vietnam by Joann Puffer Kotcher (2017, Trade Paperback)
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This is a signed book titled "Donut Dolly: An American Red Cross Girl's War in Vietnam" by Joann Kotcher. It is a nonfiction novel in the North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series, published by University of North Texas Press in 2017. The book, measuring 9 inches in length and 6 inches in width, has 384 pages and weighs 20 oz. It is written in English and focuses on the experiences of women during the Vietnam War.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of North Texas Press
ISBN-101574416987
ISBN-139781574416985
eBay Product ID (ePID)237844245
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Book TitleDonut Dolly : an American Red Cross Girl's War in Vietnam
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicWomen, Military / Vietnam War, Military
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJoann Puffer Kotcher
Book SeriesNorth Texas Military Biography and Memoir Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight18.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"One day while guarding Highway 13, we had the rare pleasure of your ladies visiting us. I couldn't believe that you would come to such a terrible place. You were a treat for us to see. We wanted to go home so bad. To see you was a blessing. You may never know how many lives you touched by coming to visit us."-- Gary W. Dyer , Sergeant, C 1/28, 1st Infantry Division, Quan Loi, 1967-68, Donut Dolly is an engaging and useful account of an almost totally ignored facet of the Vietnam War. Kotcher and her colleagues attempted to make life more bearable for the soldiers and airmen engaged in the war, and along the way her insights are fascinating."" - G. L. Seligmann, co-editor of The Sweep of American History ""Memoirs about women's experiences in the Vietnam War are hard to come by and outnumbered by books filled with men's combat experiences. Women's experiences reveal an entirely different dimension of the war. The day to day interactions that Kotcher had with servicemen certainly succeeded in warming their hearts and reminding them what they were fighting for."" - Meghan K. Winchell, author of Good Girls, Good Food, Good Fun ""One day while guarding Highway 13, we had the rare pleasure of your ladies visiting us. I couldn't believe that you would come to such a terrible place. You were a treat for us to see. We wanted to go home so bad. To see you was a blessing. You may never know how many lives you touched by coming to visit us."" - Gary W. Dyer, Sergeant, C 1/28, 1st Infantry Division, Quan Loi, 1967-68, " Donut Dolly is an engaging and useful account of an almost totally ignored facet of the Vietnam War. Kotcher and her colleagues attempted to make life more bearable for the soldiers and airmen engaged in the war, and along the way her insights are fascinating."-- G. L. Seligmann , co-editor of The Sweep of American History, "Memoirs about women's experiences in the Vietnam War are hard to come by and outnumbered by books filled with men's combat experiences. Women's experiences reveal an entirely different dimension of the war. The day to day interactions that Kotcher had with servicemen certainly succeeded in warming their hearts and reminding them what they were fighting for."-- Meghan K. Winchell , author of Good Girls, Good Food, Good Fun
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number6
Dewey Decimal959.704/31 B
SynopsisDonut Dolly puts you in the Vietnam War face down in the dirt under a sniper attack, inside a helicopter being struck by lightning, at dinner next to a commanding general, and slogging through the mud along a line of foxholes. You see the war through the eyes of one of the first women officially allowed in the combat zone. When Joann Puffer Kotcher left for Vietnam in 1966, she was fresh out of the University of Michigan with a year of teaching, and a year as an American Red Cross Donut Dolly in Korea. All she wanted was to go someplace exciting. In Vietnam, she visited troops from the Central Highlands to the Mekong Delta, from the South China Sea to the Cambodian border. At four duty stations, she set up recreation centers and made mobile visits wherever commanders requested. That included Special Forces Teams in remote combat zone jungles. She brought reminders of home, thoughts of a sister or the girl next door. Officers asked her to take risks because they believed her visits to the front lines were important to the men. Every Vietnam veteran who meets her thinks of her as a brother-at-arms. Donut Dolly is Kotcher's personal view of the war, recorded in a journal kept during her tour, day by day as she experienced it. It is a faithful representation of the twists and turns of the turbulent, controversial time. While in Vietnam, Kotcher was once abducted; dodged an ambush in the Delta; talked with a true war hero in a hospital who had charged a machine gun; and had a conversation with a prostitute. A rare account of an American Red Cross volunteer in Vietnam, Donut Dolly will appeal to those interested in the Vietnam War, to those who have interest in the military, and to women aspiring to go beyond the ordinary., Donut Dolly is taken from the diary Joann Puffer Kotcher kept while working for the Red Cross for twelve months during the Vietnam War. She was one of the first women allowed in a combat zone and was almost killed six times. See the war through her eyes, face-down in the dirt under a sniper attack, in a helicopter being struck by lightning, and slogging through the mud to foxholes and bunkers. "[A] riveting first-hand account of Joann Puffer Kotcher's experiences as a program director for the American Red Cross in the early years of the Vietnam War. . . . I recommend Donut Dolly to those interested in the advancements of the role of women in the armed forces."--Military Review "Donut Dolly . . . offers a unique perspective from one of some 600 young women who served, often in harm's way, to bring a touch of home to the Americans in Vietnam."--Vietnam Magazine "Readers may be surprised to learn details of the role American Red Cross women played, often serving in dangerous and remote areas. . . . Her memories are especially interesting coming from a time when gender norms were changing both at home and in war."--Library Journal Number 6: North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series After graduating from the University of Michigan, JOANN PUFFER KOTCHER volunteered to serve with the American Red Cross in Korea and Vietnam from 1965 to 1967. She is featured in the film documentary Our Vietnam Generation (2011). Kotcher lives in Michigan., Donut Dolly puts you in the Vietnam War face down in the dirt under a sniper attack, inside a helicopter being struck by lightning, at dinner next to a commanding general, and slogging through the mud along a line of foxholes. You see the war through the eyes of one of the first women officially allowed in the combat zone. When Joann Puffer ......
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Great priece of American history that few know about! Thanys for preserving this book. R/AlanVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
