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ISBN: 9789354228551
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Maya Chandrasekaran
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 935422895X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Meet Wing Commander Dr Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, the first female officer in the Indian Air Force; Major Priya Jhingan, the first lady cadet in the Indian Army; and the all-woman Navy crew who circumnavigated the world! Follow the journeys of these exceptional, path-breaking women in the Indian Armed Forces, who shattered stereotypes and created new opportunities. Interspersed with vivid illustrations, diary entries and blog posts, these stories are sure to inspire young readers.

Author: Richard Moody Swain
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160937583
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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In 1950, when he commissioned the first edition of The Armed Forces Officer, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall told its author, S.L.A. Marshall, that "American military officers, of whatever service, should share common ground ethically and morally." In this new edition, the authors methodically explore that common ground, reflecting on the basics of the Profession of Arms, and the officer's special place and distinctive obligations within that profession and especially to the Constitution.

Author: Ellie R. A. Peck
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
ISBN: 9781592861194
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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Few books offer the chance to see inside someone's mind in such a stark, honest way as does this culmination of stories, anecdotes, and quotes from 86 women who are affiliated with the United States Navy in some way. The pride they have is evident as readers discover their pains of separation, joys of homecoming, and fears of the unknown. They write to vent, to inform, to encourage, to organize their own minds. They write as if no one is reading. There's a certain comfort in baring your soul to faceless names who you'll never meet. You will find no cookie-cutter embellishing in their stories. This book brings tears and laughter with its refreshingly raw, personal look into what these people go through in their day-to-day lives. Being a military dependent is a whole different life from being a civilian -- it's time the world found out why.

Author: Jeanne Holm
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780891415138
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This revised edition of Maj. Gen Jeanne Holm's classic work on the history and role of women in the U.S. armed forces brings the reader up-to-date by covering the role of American military women in all post-Vietnam military operations -- including the recent Persian Gulf War. Just as important is her discussion of the changing role of women in the military during the 1980s and 1990s. Book jacket.

Author: David Lipsky
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547523750
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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New York Times Bestseller: A “fascinating, funny and tremendously well written” chronicle of daily life at the US Military Academy (Time). In 1998, West Point made an unprecedented offer to Rolling Stone writer David Lipsky: Stay at the Academy as long as you like, go wherever you wish, talk to whomever you want, to discover why some of America’s most promising young people sacrifice so much to become cadets. Lipsky followed one cadet class into mess halls, barracks, classrooms, bars, and training exercises, from arrival through graduation. By telling their stories, he also examines the Academy as a reflection of our society: Are its principles of equality, patriotism, and honor quaint anachronisms or is it still, as Theodore Roosevelt called it, the most “absolutely American” institution? During an eventful four years in West Point’s history, Lipsky witnesses the arrival of TVs and phones in dorm rooms, the end of hazing, and innumerable other shifts in policy and practice. He uncovers previously unreported scandals and poignantly evokes the aftermath of September 11, when cadets must prepare to become officers in wartime. Lipsky also meets some extraordinary people: a former Eagle Scout who struggles with every facet of the program, from classwork to marching; a foul-mouthed party animal who hates the military and came to West Point to play football; a farm-raised kid who seems to be the perfect soldier, despite his affection for the early work of Georgia O’Keeffe; and an exquisitely turned-out female cadet who aspires to “a career in hair and nails” after the Army. The result is, in the words of David Brooks in the New York Times Book Review, “a superb description of modern military culture, and one of the most gripping accounts of university life I have read. . . . How teenagers get turned into leaders is not a simple story, but it is wonderfully told in this book.”

Author: Jerri Bell
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 161234934X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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This inspiring anthology it the first to convey the noteworthy experiences and contributions of women in the American military in their own words-from the Revolutionary War to the present wars in the Middle East. Serving with the Union Army during the Civil War as a nurse, scout, spy, and soldier, Harriet Tubman tells what it was like to be the first American woman to lead a raid against an enemy, freeing some 750 slaves. Busting gender stereotypes, Inga Fredriksen Ferris's describes how it felt to be a woman marine during World War II. Heidi Squier Kraft recounts her experiences as a lieutenant commander in the navy, deployed to Iraq as a psychologist to provide mental health care in a combat zone. In excerpts from their diaries, letters, oral histories, military depositions and testimonies, as well as from published and unpublished memoirs-generations of women reveal why and how they chose to serve their country, often breaking with social norms and at great personal peril.

Author: Morris J. MacGregor
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160019258
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 672

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CMH Pub 50-1-1. Defense Studies Series. Discusses the evolution of the services' racial policies and practices between World War II and 1965 during the period when black servicemen and women were integrated into the Nation's military units.

Author: Nancy Mace
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613518413
Category : Women military cadets
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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When Nancy Mace entered The Citadel, the United States government had just overturned the ruling that women were not allowed to enter the Corps of Cadets. Having grown up in a military family, Nancy was familiar with the harsh realities of military life. But upon entering The Citadel's imposing gates, she soon found out that she wasn't just fighting the tradition of the Corps, but the culture and city that surrounded it. This is the true account of one young woman's battle to be a part of the long gray line.

Author: N. Lee S. Price
Publisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781098329037
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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No Greater Honor is a fascinating look at leadership principles from the perspective of a retired Major General in the US Army, one of the few women to have achieved that rank. The advice she offers is based on her own experience but is also applicable to other industries. She shares the lessons she learned from almost 40 years uniform. Her stories capture the opportunities she seized and the struggles she faced as she rose through the ranks from Private First Class to Major General. General Price shares stories that reflect the difficulty of a woman entering into the white male-led military. They are poignant, humorous, and thought-provoking. Her leadership lessons are particularly relevant to the social justice movements of 2020. General Price provides a look at the Army from the 1970s until her retirement in 2014. She walks you through the social change of the seventies that opened the doors to women, allowing them to work in roles that had traditionally been held by men-only. General Price provides plenty of content to guide others on their journey using the techniques from her military training.