Soldier girls : the battles of three women at home and at war
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2014.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
956.7044 THORP
1 available
956.7044 THORP
1 available
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2014.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 397 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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America has been continuously at war since the fall of 2001. This has been a matter of bitter political debate, of course, but what is uncontestable is that a sizeable percentage of American soldiers sent overseas in this era have been women. The experience in the American military is, it's safe to say, quite different from that of men. Surrounded and far outnumbered by men, imbedded in a male culture, looked upon as both alien and desirable, women have experiences of special interest. In Soldier Girls, Helen Thorpe follows the lives of three women over twelve years on their paths to the military, overseas to combat, and back home...and then overseas again for two of them. These women, who are quite different in every way, become friends, and we watch their interaction and also what happens when they are separated. We see their families, their lovers, their spouses, their children. We see them work extremely hard, deal with the attentions of men on base and in war zones, and struggle to stay connected to their families back home. We see some of them drink too much, have illicit affairs, and react to the deaths of fellow soldiers. And we see what happens to one of them when the truck she is driving hits an explosive in the road, blowing it up. She survives, but her life may never be the same again.
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LC Subjects
Afghan War, 2001- -- Campaigns.
Afghan War, 2001- -- Women -- United States -- Biography.
Indiana. -- National Guard -- Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Women -- United States -- Biography.
Single mothers -- United States -- Biography.
United States. -- Army -- Women -- Biography.
Women -- Indiana -- Biography.
Women soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Women veterans -- United States -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001- -- Women -- United States -- Biography.
Indiana. -- National Guard -- Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Women -- United States -- Biography.
Single mothers -- United States -- Biography.
United States. -- Army -- Women -- Biography.
Women -- Indiana -- Biography.
Women soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Women veterans -- United States -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thorpe, H. (2014). Soldier girls: the battles of three women at home and at war . Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thorpe, Helen, 1963-. 2014. Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women At Home and At War. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thorpe, Helen, 1963-. Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women At Home and At War Scribner, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thorpe, Helen. Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women At Home and At War Scribner, 2014.
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