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Bezig met laden... One Woman's Army: The Commanding General of Abu Ghraib Tells Her Storydoor Janis Karpinski
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Provides the reader with a valuable perspective on BG Karpinski, far different from the watered down yet sensationalized version offered by the press. Karpinski spent 10 years in the Regular Army before transfering to the Reserves, and had a stellar military career up until she was appointed commander of the 800th MP Battalion in Iraq. She talks openly about the difficulties women face in the military, the fine line they must walk to be a successful, competent and respected military officer without sacrificing too much of their femininity. From the press reports one would not know that Karpinsky is a Jumpmaster, and that she participated successfully in Operation Desert Storm. Readers wanting a more complete picture of the problems that led to Abu Ghraib will want to read this book. General Janis Karpinski, commander of the U.S. military prison in Iraq, provides her personal account of the corruption and failures in the chain of command that permitted prisoner abuse to occur. She discusses her inexperience in running a prison, lack of disciplined guards, and use of private firms. Though she spends a bit of the book on the army's preference for male soldiers in combat related arms, the book rings true. You can see how Karpinski and her people had too many responsibilities and too few people. The cover-up lasted for three months and then she contends that the blame was shifted to her. She feels she was the sacrificial lamb because of the fact that she was not regular army and an expendable woman. Yet the army did think she earned a star, so how expandable was she before this incident happened. The book is a fast read. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The inside story of the first female general ever to command troops in a combat zone, and of how the scandal of Abu Ghraib destroyed her career. It traces the rise of a groundbreaking woman from the Republican suburbs of New Jersey to a commanding position in a man's army. She earned her insignia as a master parachutist, received the Bronze Star in the first Gulf War, and as the leader chosen for a special mission to train Arab women as a fighting force in the Middle East. In Iraq, she and her 3,400 soldiers faced the challenge of rebuilding a civilian prison system. She describes how Saddam refused to believe she could be in charge of his incarceration. In the end, she accepts her share of responsibility for the abuses of Abu Ghraib, but raises the question of why she was the most prominent target of the investigations.--From publisher description. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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