Undaunted: The Real Story of America's Servicewomen in Today's

Undaunted: The Real Story of America's Servicewomen in Today's Military

As she did so provocatively with military spouses in Army Wives, Tanya Biank gives us the inside story of women in todayâ€™s militaryâ€”the professional and personal challenges that confront female soldiers from the combat zone to the home front...

Since 9/11, more than 240,000 women soldiers have fought in Iraq and Afghanistanâ€”more than 140 have died there, and they currently make up fourteen percent of the total active-duty forces. Despite advances, todayâ€™s servicewomen are constantly pressed to prove themselves, to overcome challenges men never face, and to put the military mission ahead of all other aspects of their lives, particularly marriage and motherhood. In this groundbreaking, insiderâ€™s look at theÂ womenÂ defending our nation, Tanya Biank brings to light the real issuesâ€”of femininity, belonging to an old boysâ€™ club, veiled discrimination, dating, marriage problems, separation from children, questions about life goals, career trajectories, and self-worthâ€”that servicewomen are facing by focusing on four individual stories.

Brigadier General Angela Salinas, the Marine Corpsâ€™ first Hispanic female general, faces the challenge of commanding an all-male institution. Second Lieutenant Bergan Flanagan finds herself on the frontlines in Afghanistan, serving in the same military police company as her husband. As a marine drill instructor, Sergeant Amy Stokley demands the very best from the recruits at Parris Island. And Major Candice Oâ€™Brien deals with deployment to Afghanistan, with two young children and a strained marriage back home.

Undaunted is the story of these courageous trailblazersâ€”their struggles, sacrifices, and triumphs in the name of serving the country they love.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer NAL
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber YES7193081
ReleaseDate 2013-02-05
EANs 9780451239228

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	NAL
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	YES7193081
ReleaseDate	2013-02-05
EANs	9780451239228

Undaunted: The Real Story of America's Servicewomen in Today's Military

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