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Shoot like a girl : one woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front /

"On June 29, 2009, Air National Guard major Mary Jennings "MJ" Hegar was shot down while on a Medevac mission on her third tour in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, she fought the enemy and saved the lives of her crew and their patients. But soon she would face a new battle: to give...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hegar, Mary Jennings (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : New American Library, Published by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Hegar, Mary Jennings.
United States. > Air Force > Women > Biography.
United States. > Air Force > Women > Crimes against.
United States. > Air Force > Search and rescue operations > Afghanistan.
United States. Air Force > Women > Crimes against.
United States. Air Force > Women > Biography.
United States. Air Force > Search and rescue operations > Afghanistan.
Afghan War, 2001- > Personal narratives.
United States > Air National Guard > Biography.
Helicopter pilots > United States > Biography.
Sex discrimination against women > United States > History > 21st century.
Sexual harassment in the military > United States.
Afghan War, 2001- > Search and rescue operations > United States.
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
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Summary:"On June 29, 2009, Air National Guard major Mary Jennings "MJ" Hegar was shot down while on a Medevac mission on her third tour in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, she fought the enemy and saved the lives of her crew and their patients. But soon she would face a new battle: to give women who serve on the front lines the credit they deserve"--NoveList.
Physical Description:viii, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781101988435
1101988436