While they're at war
Subtitle: the true story of American families on the homefront
By: Kristin Henderson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780618558759; 9780618773459
Subjects: Families of military personnel; Military spouses; Iraq War, 2003-
Description: Incisive portraits of two military wives with spouses at war in Iraq reveal intimate scenes from the lives of these women as they experience intense indoctrination into life alone at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-317).
Table of contents: title: Welcome to the Sisterhood; title: I: Leaving home. The waiting ; Uncle Sam wants you ; Preparing for goodbye ; Green Ramp; title: II: The homefront. The knock at the door ; Connections ; Live from Fallujah ; Different planets ; Honorary sisters ; Dreamland ; Pigeons in the desert ; Hitting the wall ; Peace also takes courage; title: III: Coming home. Back to Green Ramp ; The war at home ; The real news ; The terrible relief.