Band of Sisters (book)
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| Author | Kirsten Holmstedt |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Iraq War, Women |
| Genre | Nonfiction, Military History |
| Publisher | Stackpole Books |
Publication date | July 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8117-0267-6 |
Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq is a 2007 book by Kirsten Holmstedt about the Iraq War and women in the military with a foreword by Tammy Duckworth. Band of Sisters presents twelve stories of American women on the frontlines including America's first female pilot to be shot down and survive, the U.S. military's first black female combat pilot, a 21-year-old turret gunner defending a convoy, two military policewomen in a firefight, and a nurse struggling to save lives.[1][2]
Holmstedt claims that women need greater protection from hazing and abuse by fellow soldiers, but that they are as strong as men and should be given full combat roles.[3]
Author
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Kirsten Holmstedt is a journalist who writes about the military.[4][5] She has published two other books:
- The Girls Come Marching Home: Stories of Women Warriors Returning from the War in Iraq (2009) Stackpole. ISBN 0-811-70846-2 OCLC 313018241[6][7][8][9][10]
- Soul Survivors: Stories of Wounded Women Warriors and the Battles They Fight Long After They've Left the War Zone (2016) Stackpole. ISBN 0811713792 OCLC 905524529
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Winner of the 2007 American Authors Association Quill Award
- Winner of the 2007 Military Writers Society of America Founders Award[11]
See also
[edit]- Vernice Armour, featured in Band of Sisters, was the first African-American female naval aviator in the Marine Corps and America's first African American female combat pilot in the United States military
- Tammy Duckworth, wrote the foreword for Band of Sisters. She is a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot whose severe combat wounds cost her both of her legs and damaged her right arm, former director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, and current United States senator for Illinois
References
[edit]- ^ [1], Synopsis, Barnes and Noble website.
- ^ Desnoyers-Colas, Elizabeth (November 2007). "Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq (book review)". H-Net Reviews. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ White, Caitlin (11 November 2014). "She isn't afraid to stand up and say that women not only should be allowed to fight but that they're as strong as men, and that they need greater protection and rights within their units". Bustle. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ Wood, Sara (6 February 2013). "Author Kirsten Holmstedt sheds light on women in combat". WHQR. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ Stein-McCormick, Carmen T. (2011). "Sisters in Arms: Case Study of the Experiences of Women Warriors in the United States Military". University of South Florida Doctoral Thesis: 16, 18–20. ProQuest 881103310.
- ^ Olsen, George (23 July 2009). "The Girls Come Marching Home - Kirsten Holmstedt". Public Radio East. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ Hughes, Mary Ann (July 2011). "Back on the home front". Library Journal. 136 (12): 40. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Caplan, Paula J. (2011). When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home. MIT Press. pp. 64, 66. ISBN 9780262296304. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Boyce, Sarah (2011). "The Girls Come Marching Home: Stories of Women Warriors Returning from the War in Iraq (review)" (PDF). Veterans Law Review. 3: 330–336. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Whaley Eager, Paige (2014). Gender in a Global/Local World: Waging Gendered Wars : U.S. Military Women in Afghanistan and Iraq. Ashgate Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1409448464. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "2007 Season". Military Writers Society of America.
External links
[edit]- Women’s Combat Roles Evolving in Iraq, Afghanistan, PBS NewsHour [2]
- Band of Sisters Official Website
- Barnes & Noble Customer Reviews
- Amazon Customer Reviews
- Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq, limited preview on Google Books