| Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq Contributor(s): Holmstedt, Kirsten (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811735664 ISBN-13: 9780811735667 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: This award-winning work presents a dozen groundbreaking and often heart-wrenching stories of American women in combat in Iraq, such as the U.S.'s first female pilot to be shot down and survive, a young turret gunner defending convoys, and a nurse struggling to save lives. 70 color photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Iraq War (2003-2011) - History | Military - United States - History | Military - Veterans |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007002680 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.6" (1.25 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Middle East - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: - Now available in paperback- Winner of the 2007 American Authors Association Golden Quill Award- Winner of the 2007 Military Writers Society of America Founder's AwardIn Iraq, the front lines are everywhere - and everywhere in Iraq, no matter what their job descriptions say, women in the U.S. military are fighting--more than 155,000 of them. A critical and commercial success in hardcover, Band of Sisters presents a dozen groundbreaking and often heart-wrenching stories of American women in combat in Iraq, such as the U.S.'s first female pilot to be shot down and survive, the military's first black female pilot in combat, a young turret gunner defending convoys, and a nurse struggling to save lives, including her own. |