| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 234 pages) : illustrations |
| Summary |
Today, women in all U.S. military services are involved in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. They serve as pilots and crewmen of assault helicopters, bombers, fighters, and transport planes, and are frequently engaged in firefights with enemy insurgents while guarding convoys, traveling in hostile territory, or performing military police duties. Like their male counterparts, they carry out their missions with determination and great courage. The advent of the insurgency war, which has no rear or front lines, has made the debate regarding women in combat irrelevant. In such a war zone, anyo |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index |
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Women soldiers -- United States -- Biography
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Women sailors -- United States -- Biography
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Women -- United States -- Biography
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Women -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Women
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Women sailors
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Women soldiers
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Iraq
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Baron, Scott, 1954-
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| LC no. |
2006018561 |
| ISBN |
9781612514079 |
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1612514073 |
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159114972X |
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9781591149729 |
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