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In her award-winning "Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq", Kirsten Holmstedt described how female soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines are fighting on the front lines in Iraq despite the military's ban on women in combat. Now Holmstedt tells the stories of America's fighting women as they come home from Iraq. Some return with grave physical wounds, but all struggle with the psychological toll of battle while readjusting to life at home. As Holmstedt so poignantly shows, these women may have left the war, but the war will never leave them.* Deeply personal and emotional accounts of more than a dozen American soldiers returning home from the war in Iraq* Includes women from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard* Inspiring stories of courage while recovering from physical and psychological wounds* The frustrations of navigating the military bureaucracy to get help* How combat affects someone's entire life, including her family and friendsA sought-after spe

The Girls Come Marching Home Stories of Women Warriors Returning from the War in Iraq

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In her award-winning "Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq", Kirsten Holmstedt described how female soldiers, sailors, airmen,... Read more

    Publisher: Stackpole Books
    Publication Date: 8/23/2009
    ISBN13: 9780811705165, 978-0811705165
    ISBN10: 0811705161

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

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    In her award-winning "Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq", Kirsten Holmstedt described how female soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines are fighting on the front lines in Iraq despite the military's ban on women in combat. Now Holmstedt tells the stories of America's fighting women as they come home from Iraq. Some return with grave physical wounds, but all struggle with the psychological toll of battle while readjusting to life at home. As Holmstedt so poignantly shows, these women may have left the war, but the war will never leave them.* Deeply personal and emotional accounts of more than a dozen American soldiers returning home from the war in Iraq* Includes women from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard* Inspiring stories of courage while recovering from physical and psychological wounds* The frustrations of navigating the military bureaucracy to get help* How combat affects someone's entire life, including her family and friendsA sought-after spe

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