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Author Harris, Gail, 1949-

Title A woman's war : the professional and personal journey of the Navy's first African American female intelligence officer / Gail Harris ; with Pam McLaughlin.

Publication Info. Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  359.092 H314W    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 270 pages ; 23 cm.
Series Scarecrow professional intelligence education series ; 10
Scarecrow professional intelligence education ; 10.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Editor's foreword / Jan Goldman -- Introduction: We're all battling someone or something -- In the beginning-- a dream -- First assignment : a magnificent obsession -- Persistence : the key to success -- Faith -- So I'm fat-- at least my uniform fits : my personal battle of the bulge -- You're going to lose a few battles-- focus on winning the war -- Living in foreign lands : stuff they don't tell you in the travel books -- What if you're the problem? -- The importance of mentors -- Is being single the worst thing that can happen to you? -- Bloom where you're planted, or, How I became an Iraqi expert -- The forgotten Iraq War, 1991-2003 -- Rivers in the desert -- Cyber warfare : a new form of terror -- Conclusion: Reflections of a retired Black woman.
Subject Harris, Gail, 1949-
Harris, Gail, 1949- -- Travel.
United States. Navy -- Intelligence specialists -- Biography.
United States. Navy -- African Americans -- Biography.
United States. Navy -- Women -- Biography.
Women intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
Military intelligence -- United States.
Added Author McLaughlin, Pam (Pamela J.)
ISBN 9780810867932 paperback alkaline paper
0810867931 paperback alkaline paper
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