Format:
Book
Author:
Holmstedt, Kirsten
Title:
Band of sisters : American women at war in Iraq / Kirsten Holmstedt ; foreword by L. Tammy Duckworth.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher, Date:
Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2007.
Description:
xxiii, 327 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
Holmstedt started studying the experience of women marines when she lived near Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Her research became a master's thesis in creative writing and the most up-to-date discussion of women in the current war. Unblushingly in favor of women in combat, she doesn't whitewash their experiences or exaggerate their achievements. Their male colleagues aren't universally accepting, but many of them admit that the women are performing effectively; since 20 percent of the troops currently in Iraq are women, they must. Following the tradition of American soldiers before them, they say that they are "just doing the job." That is, they are flying F-18s into enemy ground fire, driving Hummers and trucks that may be ambushed at any moment, and playing invaluable roles in intelligence operations and in the nation building that is one of the more positive aspects of a seemingly interminable and frustrating conflict. Nearly 500 female soldiers have been killed or wounded in Iraq.
Subjects:
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Women -- United States -- Biography.
Women soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Schoolhouse rocks -- Shoot down -- Not ready to be an angel -- Call sign: "Krusty" -- The little bird that could -- Little Dee and the big gun -- Who wants to be average? -- Taking command of the Herk -- Live from Iraq -- The healers of the guardians of peace -- Roll with it.
Web Site:
Table of contents only Web Link
LCCN:
2007002680
ISBN:
9780811702676 (hc.)
0811702677 (hc.)
Other Number:
80020132
System Availability:
30
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
539407
Call Number:
956.7044/34092273
Course Reserves:
0
# System items in:
30