Bibliograph

Beyond the call, three women on the front lines in Afghanistan, Eileen Rivers

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Beyond the call, three women on the front lines in Afghanistan, Eileen Rivers

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Beyond the call

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1003305423

Responsibility statement

Eileen Rivers

Sub title

three women on the front lines in Afghanistan

Summary

Follows the experiences of four women who fought in active combat duty in Afghanistan and also worked to gather intelligence about the Taliban from local Afghani women, with whom they were able to cultivate relationships, unlike their male counterpartsRivers follows the experiences of women who fought in active combat duty in Afghanistan, fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with the men. They also worked to gather intelligence about the Taliban from local Afghani women, with whom they were able to cultivate relationships, since the women were bound by tradition not to speak with American military men. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Chronology: A history of women in the military -- Preface: Finding women's stories of war -- Prologue -- Battle. Jamila Abbas ; The women of Team Lioness ; Sheena Adams ; Maria Rodriguez ; Johanna Smoke -- The wars at home -- Epilogue

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