One Woman's Army: The Commanding General Of Abu Ghraib Tells Her Story

Janis Karpinski With Steven Strasser

ISBN 10: 1401352472 / ISBN 13: 9781401352479

Editore: Miramax Books, New York, 2005

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Inscribed by author on Title page in black pen, "To Karen- Thank you for your interest in knowing the truth. Courage always. Janis L. Karpinski 11 May 2006 Los Angeles" First edition stated with complete number line. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 Book; mild 1" fold to top corner three pages else fine, appears barely read. Dust jacket ($24.95) has minor bumping to mostly top spine and top front cover with small chip to top front flap fold end and few minor impressions to rear cover. Color bright and sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Several photographs. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.

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• Titolo: One Woman's Army: The Commanding General Of Abu Ghraib Tells Her Story
• Editore: Miramax Books, New York
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1401352472
• ISBN 13: 9781401352479
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: 1st Edition
• Condizione: Near Fine
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: Very Good
• Firmato: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Riassunto

A provocative memoir and exposé by the commanding offiver of Abu Ghraib prison offers an inside accounts of the shocking and shameful abuse of Iraqi prisoners, detailing the corruption she discovered within the armed forces and private firms, her meeting with Saddam Hussein, and what life is really like for women in the armed forces. 100,000 first printing.

L'autore

General Janis Karpinski served in the military for over 25 years. She was an Intelligence Commander in Iraq and the only female commander to serve there in the Army Reserves. She attended West Point and the US Army War College, and served in the first Gulf War where she received a Bronze Star. She grew up in New Jersey, and has been married for 30 years to a Lieutenant-Colonel in the army. This is her first book.
Co-writer Steven Strasser is an author and a foreign correspondent for Newsweek. He currently teaches journalism at Rutgers University and lives in Manhattan.