| The Girls Come Marching Home: Stories of Women Warriors Returning from the War in Iraq Contributor(s): Holmstedt, Kirsten (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811705161 ISBN-13: 9780811705165 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: In her award-winning Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq, Kirsten Holmstedt described how female soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines are fighting on the front lines in Iraq despite the militarys ban on women in combat. Now Holmstedt tells the stories of Americas fighting women as they come home from Iraq. Some return with grave physical wounds, but all struggle with the psychological toll of battle while readjusting to life at home. As Holmstedt so poignantly shows, these women may have left the war, but the war will never leave them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Military - Iraq War (2003-2011) - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009009214 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Middle East - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In her award-winning Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq, Kirsten Holmstedt described how female soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines are fighting on the front lines in Iraq despite the military's ban on women in combat. Now Holmstedt tells the stories of America's fighting women as they come home from Iraq. Some return with grave physical wounds, but all struggle with the psychological toll of battle while readjusting to life at home. As Holmstedt so poignantly shows, these women may have left the war, but the war will never leave them.Deeply personal and emotional accounts of more than a dozen American soldiers returning home from the war in Iraq; includes women from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard Inspiring stories of courage while recovering from both physical and psychological wounds along with the frustrations of navigating the military bureaucracy to get help How combat affects someone's entire life, including her family and friends |