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This title features contemporary women who have broken barriers and changed the culture of the military on their way to successful military careers. It inspires readers with profiles of courageous women from all branches of the military. It shows struggles, sacrifices, and triumphs of high-profile leaders of today. Changing the Rules of Engagement: Inspiring Stories of Courage and Leadership from Women in the Military documents the lives of women who have shattered the glass ceiling and performed extraordinary feats while serving their country. By telling their stories about their remarkable careers in traditionally male-dominated environments, Martha LaGuardia-Kotite demonstrates how tenacious and courageous women can achieve the unimaginable. Among the pioneering women profiled are Vice Adm. Vivien Crea, who as vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard held the highest-ranking position of any woman in the history of the U.S. military; Capt. Tammy Duckworth, USA (Ret.) , a Purple Heart recipient and triple amputee who was shot down in Iraq while piloting a Black Hawk helicopter; and Heather Wilson, an Air Force Academy graduate, Rhodes scholar, and the country's only female veteran in Congress. Included are the inspirational stories of women Marines, one of the three female Shuttle commanders in the history of the NASA program, and the first female members of the military service academies' gender-integrated classes, who recall the highs and lows of their trailblazing experiences. These are only a few of the remarkable women who tell their own inspiring stories in Changing the Rules of Engagement . Representative of a widely diverse group of enlisted women and officers from different races and cultures, they have succeeded since the mid- 1970s at combating prejudices and aiding change in the military with intelligence, passion, and honor while serving on the front lines.

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Author:   Martha J. LaGuardia-Kotite
Publisher:   Potomac Books Inc
Imprint:   Potomac Books Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781597976893

ISBN 10:   159797689
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   26 July 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Martha LaGuardia-Kotite deserves our thanks for sharing the incredible stories of those who paved the way for all of us serving today. I am struck by the courage and humanity of the women she features and by the fact that they are my contemporaries. In a single generation, we ve witnessed great transformation in our armed forces!

Martha LaGuardia-Kotite deserves our thanks for sharing the incredible stories of those who paved the way for all of us serving today. I am struck by the courage and humanity of the women she features and by the fact that they are my contemporaries. In a single generation, we ve witnessed great transformation in our armed forces! Capt. Melissa Bert, USCG

Author Information

MARTHA LAGUARDIA-KOTITE is a commander in the United States Coast Guard Reserve and has served with distinction, earning many personal awards during her twenty-two years of duty. A spokesperson for the Coast Guard, a freelance writer, and an award-winning author of So Others May Live: Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers Saving Lives, Defying Death (Lyons Press, 2006), her work has appeared in top-tier publications and newspapers. She lives on the Emerald Coast, Florida, with her husband and two sons.

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