Soldier girls the battles of three women at home and at war

Large Print Book

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

Thorpe, Helen, 1963- (Author).

Summary:

More women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan than in any other conflict in our nation's history, and today they compose about 15 percent of the armed services. Soldier girls follows the experiences of three women in the Indiana National Guard -- one a young college student, one a single mother, and one a grandmother -- who chose to enlist for different reasons, never expecting they would go to war. Though quite far apart in age and in their political views, the three women become close friends, and through their daily interaction we see how military service changes their relationships with their families, their lovers, and their children.

Record details

ISBN: 9781410478658
ISBN: 1410478653
Physical Description: 691 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Edition: Large print edition.
Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:: 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.