Welcome to the Kids' Library!

Search for books, movies, music, magazines, and more.

Back to Search Results

Available items only

Previous Record Next Record

Print Material

Author

Title Under the sabers : the unwritten code of Army wives / Tanya Biank.

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2006.

Connect to
Connect to https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0629/2005050404-b.html
Connect to https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0629/2005050404-d.html

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction	355.1086 Bia	---	Available

Edition	1st ed.
Description	xix, 260 p. ; 25 cm.
Summary	Detailing the complex personal challenges Army wives face, journalist Biank goes beyond the sound bites and photo ops to show what their life is really like. Biank describes what it means to be a wife and mother in a subculture that is in a constant state of readiness for war. Army wives were in the headlines in the summer of 2002 after Biank broke the story about four Army wives who were brutally murdered by their husbands in the span of six weeks at Fort Bragg. By that autumn, Biank, an Army brat herself, realized the untold story of Army wives lay in the ashes of that tragic and sensationalized summer. She knew the truth--wives were the backbone of the Army. They were strong--not helpless--and deserved more than the sugarcoating that often accompanied their stories in the media.--From publisher description.
Subject	United States. Army -- Military life.
	Army spouses -- North Carolina -- Fayetteville.
	Fort Bragg (N.C.) -- Social life and customs.
	War casualties -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
	Murder -- Case studies.
	Wives -- Effect of husband's employment on -- United States.
ISBN	0312333501