The Lonely Soldier

by Benedict, Helen

• ISBN13: 9780807061497
• ISBN10: 0807061492
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: Beacon Press

Summary

The Lonely Solider vividly tells the stories of several military women who served in Iraq-and of the challenges they faced from warfare, discrimination, and their own consciences. A heartbreaking picture of the sacrifices women soldiers are making for this country, The Lonely Solider has already spurred reform in the military's handling of sexual assault and the rights of women soldiers. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Helen Benedict, a novelist and journalism professor at Columbia University, has written frequently on women, race, and justice. She lives in New York.

Table of Contents

The Lonely Soldier	p. 1
Before
From Girl to Soldier: Life before the Military	p. 13
They Break You Down, Then Build You Back Up	p. 37
They Told Us We Were Going to Be Peacekeepers	p. 57
The Assault Was Just One Bad Person, but It Was a Turning Point for Me	p. 65
These Morons Are Going to Get Us Killed	p. 73
This War Is Full of Crazy People	p. 79
War
It's Pretty Much Just You and Your Rifle	p. 93
You're Just Lying There Waiting to See Who's Going to Die	p. 123
You Become Hollow, Like a Robot	p. 149
I Wasn't Carrying the Knife For the Enemy, I Was Carrying It for the Guys on My Own Side	p. 163
Mommy, Love You. Hope You Don't Get Killed in Iraq	p. 177
After
Coming Home	p. 197
Fixing the Future	p. 223
Appendix A	p. 233
Appendix B	p. 235
Acknowledgments	p. 237
Notes	p. 239
Index	p. 256
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