Soul Survivors
Stories of Wounded Women Warriors and the Battles They Fight Long After They've Left the War Zone
Seiten
2016
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-1379-5 (ISBN)
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-1379-5 (ISBN)
Life is tough for veterans, especially female veterans. They have much to deal with and much to heal from: combat, physical and psychological wounds, sexual harassment and assault, trauma, stress, chains of command, the VA. Now more than ever these veterans are facing their problems head on. In this inspiring new book, Kirsten Holmstedt, trusted chronicler of women soldiers and veterans, tells the ups-and-downs stories of veterans struggling with the aftereffects of military service.• Introduces us to more than a dozen female veterans from all branches of the military, from Vietnam through Iraq and Afghanistan• Highlights where the military has succeeded and failed to help veterans
Kirsten Holmstedt is a graduate of Drake University's School of Journalism and the University of North Carolina Wilmington's master of fine arts program. She has been writer-in-residence at the College of William and Mary and currently teaches writing at a community college. Her previous books are the highly acclaimed Band of Sisters and The Girls Come Marching Home. She has appeared on PBS, the BBC, and C-SPAN, among other TV and radio programs. As an expert on and advocate for female service members, she has testified before Congress and spoken to countless businesses and colleges around the country. She lives in Connecticut.
Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs |
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Verlagsort | Mechanicsburg |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 160 x 236 mm |
Gewicht | 503 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8117-1379-2 / 0811713792 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8117-1379-5 / 9780811713795 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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