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Soldier girls, the battles of three women at home and at war, Helen Thorpe

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Soldier girls, the battles of three women at home and at war, Helen Thorpe

Language

eng

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collective biography

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no index present

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non fiction

Main title

Soldier girls

Oclc number

862348018

Responsibility statement

Helen Thorpe

Sub title

the battles of three women at home and at war

Summary

More women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan than in any other conflict in our nation's history, and today they compose about 15 percent of the armed services. Soldier Girls follows the experiences of three women in the Indiana National Guard -- one a young college student, one a single mother, and one a grandmother -- who chose to enlist for different reasons, never expecting they would go to war. Though quite far apart in age and in their political views, the three women become close friends, and through their daily interaction we see how military service changes their relationships with their families, their lovers, and their children

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 ; Sea World -- 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

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Battles of three women at home and at war

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