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Soldier girls : the battles of three women at home and at war /

Describes the experiences of three women soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq to reveal how their military service has affected their friendship, personal lives and families, detailing the realities of their work on bases and in war zones and how their choices and losses shaped their perspectiv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thorpe, Helen, 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, [2014]
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:
United States. > Army > Women > Biography.
Women soldiers > United States > Biography.
Afghan War, 2001- > Women > United States > Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Women > United States > Biography.
Indiana. > National Guard > Biography.
Afghan War, 2001- > Campaigns.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Campaigns.
Women veterans > United States > Biography.
Single mothers > United States > Biography.
Women > Indiana > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Indiana, 2001-2003
  • Hooah!
  • Don't worry about being a female
  • Drill
  • Three months of hell
  • High altitude
  • The Tiki Lounge
  • Afghanistan, 2004-2005
  • Off safety
  • Codependent
  • Rain
  • Translation
  • Easter
  • Seaworld
  • Indiana, 2005-2007
  • Welcome home, Dad
  • Out of uniform
  • Answered prayers
  • Iraq. 2008
  • Look, fuckers
  • Hooker
  • Anger management
  • Colorado and Indiana, 2009-2013
  • Huge billy clubs
  • Happy bomb day
  • Numb.