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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458850103321

Autore

Harris Gail <1949->

Titolo

A woman's war [[electronic resource] ] : the professional and personal journey of the Navy's first African American female intelligence officer / / Gail Harris ; with Pam McLaughlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, 2010

ISBN

9780810871007

0810871009

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Collana

Scarecrow professional intelligence education series ; ; 10

Altri autori (Persone)

McLaughlinPam (Pamela J.)

Disciplina

359.0092

B

Soggetti

Women intelligence officers - United States

Intelligence officers - United States

African American women

Military intelligence - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Editor's foreword / Jan Goldman -- Introduction: We're all battling someone or something -- In the beginning-- a dream -- First assignment : a magnificent obsession -- Persistence : the key to success -- Faith -- So I'm fat-- at least my uniform fits : my personal battle of the bulge -- You're going to lose a few battles-- focus on winning the war -- Living in foreign lands : stuff they don't tell you in the travel books -- What if you're the problem? -- The importance of mentors -- Is being single the worst thing that can happen to you? -- Bloom where you're planted, or, How I became an Iraqi expert -- The forgotten Iraq War, 1991-2003 -- Rivers in the desert -- Cyber warfare : a new form of terror -- Conclusion: Reflections of a retired Black woman.

Sommario/riassunto

When Gail Harris was assigned by the U.S. Navy to a combat intelligence job in 1973, she became the first African American female to hold such a position. Harris's memoir, A Woman's War, follows her 28-year career as a naval intelligence officer, sharing her unique experience and



perspective as she completed the complex task of providing intelligence support to military operations while also battling the status quo, office bullies, and politics.