SOLVED. Nonfiction book featuring true stories of Vietnam veterans and nurses [s]

[Julai]

Hi, all, I'm looking for a book that I believe was published during the 80s. It was a nonfiction book featuring stories told in an oral style by veterans of the Vietnam war, including some from nurses--I remember them talking about the atrocity photos some soldiers would show them.

I believe the book was compiled by a male/female author team, and I know they also had another book of collected stories from policemen and women that I also read. I think they had another collection about people's virginity loss stories. You'd think I would remember them as I read two of their books, but nope. Any help?

[Tab]

Strange Ground: An Oral History Of Americans In Vietnam, 1945-1975 by Harry Maurer, maybe?

Maurer also has a book titled Sex: Real People Talk About What They Really Do.

Do you remember anything about the cover?

[Julai]

Strange Ground might be it...I remember it being more about soldiers and nurses, this sounds like a whole range of people. Also missing is the book about police officers, but this sounds pretty close, I'm going to check it out! Thank you!!

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Please be sure to come back and let us know if that IS the correct book Julai.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Julai, was "Strange Ground" your book or are you still looking?

[Julai]

That's not it.:(

[``Laurie]

I read a book of this nature about Vietnam Medal of Honor winners but can't remember the exact name of the book. Each veteran featured told about the events that lead up to winning the Medal of Honor; extremely riveting to read.

[Jenna]

War Stories: A GI Reporter in Vietnam, 1970-1971 was recently published. I have not read it myself (yet) but it is on my TBR list.

oops. sorry. just realized this was in the unsolved not books in general folder.

[Adele]

This is not by a husband and wife team, but by Mark Baker was originally published in 1981 and Mark Baker also has two other collected stories books on the topics you mention: and

[GracieKat]

Not sure if this is what you're looking for but these are great books, stories from the Vietnam War: A Piece of My Heart: The Stories of 26 American Women Who Served in Vietnam, Home Before Morning, and Very Crazy, G.I.!: Strange but True Stories of the Vietnam War.

[Elizabeth]

Been a few years since I read it up maybe The Things They Carried

[Zombieslayer⚡Alienhunter]

I VIVIDLY remember atrocity photo descriptions in this book
Nam: The Vietnam War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Fought There.
Is that it?

[El]

Another option might be Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam, though I don't believe it was a male/female author or editor team.

(But definitely worth reading even if it's not the book you're looking for. Super powerful - one of the few books I've read in my life that has actually made me cry.)

[Julai]

Hey! It's the Mark Baker book! He has the Cops book and the sex lives book as well! Thanks for solving my mystery.