Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the US Army - Couverture rigide

Williams, Kayla

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0297848747 ISBN 13 : 9780297848745

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006

Synopsis

'I want to write the book that explains it - the horror, the terror, the shame, the mind-numbing boredom; and the joy and the honour. Down to the goriest and most degrading detail, down to the suicide attempts, the suicides, the anorexic desperation, the promiscuity, the comradeship, the tedium, the bravery, the violence'. From basic training to intensive language school, to learning how to fire an automatic weapon, to being deployed in Iraq and holding up the American convoy because it's complicated for a woman to pee in a chemical weapon's suit, Love My Rifle is a gripping memoir of life in the US army written by a woman with an unforgettable voice. It touches on today's news stories, of Abu Ghraib prison and the soldiers still fighting in Iraq, but also on more universal issues: of being the one woman in a troop of 200 men, of patriotism and honour, of courage and military incompetence.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kayla Williams was formerly a sergeant in a military intelligence company of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). She lives near Washington, DC.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0297848747
• ISBN 13: 9780297848745
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible