Sister in the Band of Brothers: Embedded with the 101st Airborne in Iraq (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (805 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 070061382X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Having already covered such global hot spots as the Gaza Strip, Kosovo, and the Soviet Union, she didn't need this assignment to round out her resume; but the challenge of being at the forefront of historical developments is hardwired into her journalist's DNA. Carol HaggasCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved. It wasn't the only challenge she faced. Simultaneously making fun of her own fears and limitations while praising the valor and dedication of the soldiers, Skiba's candid, self-deprecating anecdotes artfully balance this no-holds-barred account of war's grim reality. In describing her battles with sandstorms, scorpions, and sexism, Skiba's dramatic and often deeply revealing memoir
David D. Daley said giving readers a ring-side seat. Katherine M. Skiba went off to the war in Iraq and saw the elephant, as soldiers used to say about going into combat. Lucky for the rest of us, Skiba then came home and wrote a book about her experiences. Sister in the Band of Brothers is a bang-up book that gives readers a front-row, ring-side seat at the real war. The Human Side of War David R. Skiba I first learned about Katherine Skiba and her book from CSPAN2. I myself am a Skiba, but no relation of Katherine. I am also a veteran of the Vietnam War, so Katherine's book was quite an interest to me. Usually one only thinks of the horrors of war, but Katherine brings out the humanity of the people she is report. grace under pressure Kathy Skiba must be one of the bravest, toughest women out there, penning countless news stories and shooting and transmitting her own photos under unrelentingly tough wartime conditions.Her book is a gripping, fast read as she takes you through what it was like in more than seven weeks at the front. I marvel at th
Skiba is a Washington, D.C., correspondent for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, for which she has reported since 1982. Katherine M. The winner of twenty-four journalism awards, she has covered world events from the violence-charged Gaza Strip to the crumbling Soviet Union to the uneasy streets of postwar Kosovo.
Reporting on the men and women in uniform with journalistic dedication, natural compassion, and an eye for the absurd, she chronicles her experiences from "media boot camp" to the kick-off of Operation Iraqi Freedom to the fall of Baghdad, including a missile attack on the brigade's desert camp. She details her dealings with the soldiers, her clashes with a battalion commander, and her friendship with a lieutenant colonel who helped keep her sane. Skiba. Taking readers across the wind-blown deserts of Iraq and into cramped seventy-man tents, where personal space barely exists and tempers can flare, she deftly and sympathetically portrays her brothers and sisters-in-arms—rigid commanders, gung-ho warriors, and daring aviators, as well as intelligence officers, mechanics, medics, and cooks, among many others. Her riveting memoir provides a vivid you-are-there account of her experiences with the Army's legendary 101st Airborne, the division celebrated fo