LEADER 03026nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910781288203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-07186-X 010 $a9786613071866 010 $a1-4422-0878-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000000033517 035 $a(EBL)683540 035 $a(OCoLC)720335165 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000537521 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12176438 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537521 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10553906 035 $a(PQKB)11034322 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC683540 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL683540 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10496288 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL307186 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000033517 100 $a20101119d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHesitation kills$b[electronic resource] $ea female Marine officer's combat experience in Iraq /$fJane Blair 210 $aLanham, Md. $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (323 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-0877-5 311 $a1-4422-0876-7 327 $aContents; 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: Occupation 327 $aChapter21: 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; Glossary 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$vPersonal narratives, American 606 $aWomen marines$zUnited States$vBiography 615 0$aIraq War, 2003-2011 615 0$aWomen marines 676 $a956.7044/34092 676 $aB 700 $aBlair$b Jane$f1972-$01526498 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781288203321 996 $aHesitation kills$93768566 997 $aUNINA