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Autore |
Harris Gail <1949-> |
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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 |
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Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, 2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (285 p.) |
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Collana |
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Scarecrow professional intelligence education series ; ; 10 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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McLaughlinPam (Pamela J.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women intelligence officers - United States |
Intelligence officers - United States |
African American women |
Military intelligence - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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