02474nam 2200613 450 991046457340332120200520144314.00-7618-6344-3(CKB)3710000000121095(EBL)1699232(SSID)ssj0001294491(PQKBManifestationID)11949874(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001294491(PQKBWorkID)11317291(PQKB)10834980(MiAaPQ)EBC1699232(Au-PeEL)EBL1699232(CaPaEBR)ebr10878905(CaONFJC)MIL617194(OCoLC)881162190(EXLCZ)99371000000012109520140615h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMarching as to war personal narratives of African American women's experiences in the gulf wars /Elizabeth F. Desnoyers-ColasLanham, Maryland :University Press of America, Inc.,2014.©20141 online resource (140 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-6343-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Marching as to War; 2 Why We Serve; 3 "Sistahs" of Defense; 4 My Child Left Behind; 5 What Happens in the Desert Stays in the Desert; 6 Where My Health Comes From; Epilogue; Bibliography; IndexSeen through the eyes of eleven African American servicewomen, this book explores issues such as health care, child care, sexism/sexual harassment, racism, religion, career advancement, and serving in combat zones. Their stories illuminate the types of experiences black servicewomen have encountered during their time in the Gulf Wars. Iraq War, 2003-2011Personal narratives, AmericanPersian Gulf War, 1991Personal narratives, AmericanAfrican American soldiersWomen soldiersUnited StatesElectronic books.Iraq War, 2003-2011Persian Gulf War, 1991African American soldiers.Women soldiers956.70443092Desnoyers-Colas Elizabeth F.894440MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464573403321Marching as to war1998175UNINA