from amy1825

As a female Army Veteran I was skeptical about this book. I received a free book to review from Library Thing, so I wasn't out money if I didn't like it or could not finish it. Not that far into it, it mentioned when the Army participated in the lioness details, where females would go out into th...

from Donna828

I heard about this book from Reese Witherspoon, via the Wall Street Journal, of all places. Apparently she is quite the reader. This one sounded good and turned out to be great. The first few chapters about the background of the Cultural Support Team concept and the first class of women to embrac...

from abycats

With many reviews already posted, I simply want to add my recommendation that this be read by the many of us who are unconnected to the military. Now that the burden of war is not borne equally, but rather by almost a separate class of volunteers, it's important that others become more aware of t...

from larryerick

The concept behind this non-fiction book is fairly simple. The American military is fighting a war in a country with what may be described as a misogynistic society. In order to fight better, the military needs to create a very special unit that would improve the fighting success by overcoming it...

from sweetiegherkin

Before women were officially allowed into combat roles (a very recent change), U.S. military forces on the ground in Afghanistan realized the need for female soldiers to be able to communicate with Afghani women in order to meet their goals while remaining culturally sensitive. This book deals wi...