Product Description
The Holy War—Women in Combat opens with a wounded soldier recounting her experience as a combat soldier in one of the bloodiest wars in U.S. history. Although she is telling the story to her readers, her main audience is Dr. Issac, the hospital psychiatrist who is working with her to deal with the traumatic events that have invaded her life. The Holy War focuses on the many struggles the women of Second Platoon encounter from the beginning of training and throughout the war. These struggles are not just against the enemy, but from the male soldiers. The attitude towards women in combat is very divided, and in some cases very hostile. Even in light of the war with the Middle East, the civil war within the United States forces proves just as deadly. The Holy War deals with the different women of Second Platoon and the unique issues they face as combat soldiers.