03026nam 2200589 a 450 991078128820332120200520144314.01-283-07186-X97866130718661-4422-0878-3(CKB)2550000000033517(EBL)683540(OCoLC)720335165(SSID)ssj0000537521(PQKBManifestationID)12176438(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537521(PQKBWorkID)10553906(PQKB)11034322(MiAaPQ)EBC683540(Au-PeEL)EBL683540(CaPaEBR)ebr10496288(CaONFJC)MIL307186(EXLCZ)99255000000003351720101119d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHesitation kills[electronic resource] a female Marine officer's combat experience in Iraq /Jane BlairLanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20111 online resource (323 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-0877-5 1-4422-0876-7 Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: A Home and a Country; Chapter 2: The Call; Chapter 3: Matilda; Chapter 4: The War Plan; Chapter 5: Countdown; Chapter 6: Dread Silence Reposes; Chapter 7: Uncertainty and Human Factors; Chapter 8: Red Ink; Chapter 9: Time on Target; Chapter 10: On the Shore, Dimly Seen; Chapter 11: A Dangerous Position; Chapter 12: A Fiery Crash; Chapter 13: Garden of Eden; Chapter 14: Killbox; Chapter 15: National Geographic; Chapter 16: A Turning Point; Chapter 17: Their Blood Had Washed Out; Chapter 18: Star-spangled Banner; Chapter 19: Ashura; Chapter 20: OccupationChapter21: When Free Men Shall StandChapter 22: Mortars in the Garden; Chapter 23: Strategic Corporal; Chapter 24: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy; Chapter 25: Ribbons; Chapter 26: The Twilight's Last Gleaming; Chapter 27: Home of the Brave; Appendix A: Ranks in the United States Marine Corps; Appendix B: Structure of the 1st Marine Division; GlossaryThis riveting memoir is the first book written by a female Marine about the war in Iraq, and one of the only books written by a woman who has experienced combat first hand. Throughout her deployment, Jane kept a journal of her and her fellow lieutenants' combat experiences, which she drew on to convey the immediacy of life in the military, not just for a woman but for all Marines.Iraq War, 2003-2011Personal narratives, AmericanWomen marinesUnited StatesBiographyIraq War, 2003-2011Women marines956.7044/34092BBlair Jane1972-1526498MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781288203321Hesitation kills3768566UNINA