Ashley's war : the untold story of a team of women soldiers on the Special Ops battlefield
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062333810
- ISBN: 006233381X
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Physical Description:
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xix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-289). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Kandahar -- The call to serve. Uncle Sam needs you ; Hearing the call to serve ; The Landmark Inn ; 100 hours of hell ; Making the cut ; Training days ; Diamonds among diamonds -- Deployment. Arrival, Afghanistan ; Operation "Fit In" ; The "Terp" ; Climbing mountains in the night ; Making a difference ; The lies of war -- Last roll call. The first death ; A grief observed ; The man in the area ; Kandahar. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | UB 418 .W65 T94 2015 | 30775305492879 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Ashley's War : The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield
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Journalist Lemmon (The Dressmaker of Khair Khana) delivers an inspiring account of the women chosen by the U.S. Army to serve as combat agents during the conflict in Afghanistan. By 2010, the army recognized that it could no longer ignore the need for female operatives to help gather intelligence in this war zone. (Cultural differences virtually forbid male personnel from approaching Afghan women.) As a result, a program for female soldiers to work alongside army rangers and other special operation units as cultural support teams (CST) was developed. Though women were officially banned from ground combat, the CST program allowed for these highly trained females to assist in treacherous battlefield Intel missions. At the center of this story is First Lt. Ashley White, an unassuming young American whose dedication, strength, and courage forged a path for her peers who also desired the recognition and respect that military service can bring. The increasing scope of the work of women in the armed forces has been explored by such insightful works as Helen Thorpe's Soldier Girls. VERDICT This compassionate and intimate exposé addressing the female battlefield experience will resonate with readers interested in the woman warriors of today's military.-Mary Jennings, -Camano Island Lib., WA © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.