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Women at war : Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflicts / James E. Wise Jr. and Scott Baron.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wise, James E., 1930-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Women soldiers.
- Women sailors--United States--Biography.
- Women sailors.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Women--United States--Biography.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Women--United States--Biography.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 2011, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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, anyone ca
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61251-407-3
- OCLC:
- 853361264
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