One woman's army
the Commanding General of Abu Ghraib tells her story
by Janis Karpinski
The inside story of the first female general ever to command troops in a combat zone, and of how the scandal of Abu Ghraib destroyed her career. It traces the rise of a groundbreaking woman from the Republican suburbs of New Jersey to a commanding position in a man's army. She earned her insignia as a master parachutist, received the Bronze Star in the first Gulf War, and as the leader chosen for a special mission to train Arab women as a fighting force in the Middle East. In Iraq, she and her 3,400 soldiers faced the challenge of rebuilding a civilian prison system. She describes how Saddam refused to believe she could be in charge of his incarceration. In the end, she accepts her share of responsibility for the abuses of Abu Ghraib, but raises the question of why she was the most prominent target of the investigations.--From publisher description.
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Iraq War, 2003-, American Prisoners and prisons, Atrocities, Abu Ghraib Prison, Prisoners of war, Abuse of Prisoners of war "Iraq War, 2003-2011", Abuse of, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011, Atrocités, Prisonniers de guerre, Violence enversPeople
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ONE WOMAN'S ARMY: THE COMMANDING GENERAL OF ABU GHRAIB TELLS HER STORY
October 11, 2006, Miramax
Paperback
in English
- New Ed edition
1401360122 9781401360122
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One woman's army: the Commanding General of Abu Ghraib tells her story
2005, Hyperion, Miramax
Hardcover
in English
1401352472 9781401352479
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