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Hesitation Kills : A Female Marine Officer's Combat Experience in Iraq by Jane Blair, 1972- is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This 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 firsthand. Deploying to Iraq in 2003, Jane Blair's aerial reconnaissance unit was assigned to travel ahead of and alongside combat units throughout the initial phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Throughout her deployment, Jane kept a journal of her and her fellow lieutenants' combat experiences, which she draws on to convey the immediacy of life in the military, not just for a woman but for all Marines. Jane's stories highlight the drama and chaos of wartime Iraq along with the day-to-day challenges every soldier faced: from spicing up a "pasta with alfredo sauce" MRE to keeping the insidious sand at bay. She also copes with a bullying superior officer while trying to connect with local civilians who have long been viewed as "the enemy." She recounts the struggles specific to women, including being respected as a Marine rather than dismissed as "the weaker sex" and battling the prejudices of male soldiers who don't believe women belong in uniform. And always, she fights the personal loneliness of being separated from her husb

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Author

Jane Blair, 1972-

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers : Distributed by National Book Network

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781442208766

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

3.67 / 5 (67 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14