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

Author/creator Thorpe, Helen, 1963- author.
Format Book
EditionFirst Scribner hardcover edition.
PublicationNew York : Scribner, 2014.
Descriptionxi, 397 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
United States. Army--Women. --Biography.
Indiana. National Guard--Biography.
United States. Army.
Indiana. National Guard.
Women soldiers--United States. --Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021--Women. --United States. --Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Women. --United States. --Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021--Campaigns.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Campaigns.
Women veterans--United States. --Biography.
Single mothers--United States. --Biography.
Women--Indiana. --Biography.

Portion of title Battles of three women at home and at war
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.
Abstract 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 perspectives.
Genre/formBiography.
LCCN 2014000658
ISBN1451668104 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781451668100 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1451668112 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781451668117 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40023906056

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks UB418 .W65 T56 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold