Shoot like a girl : one woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front

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Title:

Shoot like a girl : one woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front

Author:

Hegar, Mary Jennings, author.

ISBN:

9781101988435

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

viii, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary:

"On June 29, 2009, Air National Guard major Mary Jennings "MJ" Hegar was shot down while on a Medevac mission on her third tour in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, she fought the enemy and saved the lives of her crew and their patients. But soon she would face a new battle: to give women who serve on the front lines the credit they deserve"--NoveList.

Personal Subject:

Hegar, Mary Jennings.

Corporate Subject:

United States. Air Force -- Women -- Biography.

United States. Air Force -- Women -- Crimes against.

United States. Air Force -- Search and rescue operations -- Afghanistan.

Subject Term:

Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives.

Helicopter pilots -- United States -- Biography.

Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 21st century.

Sexual harassment in the military -- United States.

Afghan War, 2001- -- Search and rescue operations -- United States.