One Woman's Army

The Commanding General of Abu Ghraib Tells Her Story

De: Janis Karpinski

Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne

Duración: 7 h y 34 m

Resumen del Editor

In an outspoken memoir that is sure to generate controversy, General Janis Karpinski tells the real story of the tragic and shameful events of 2004 from her first-hand experience.

Karpinski had a long, distinguished career in the military: she received a Bronze Star for her service in the Gulf War; and most recently, served as the Commander of the Military Police Brigade and was the first and only female General Officer commanding troops in a combat zone in Iraq. And although she had no training in handling criminal prisoners, she was selected to run Abu Ghraib.

In One Woman's Army, Karpinski takes us inside the prison walls and describes unflinchingly what it was like to interact with the Iraqi prisoners, the corruption within the armed forces and the accompanying private firms, and her meeting with Saddam Hussein, who refused to believe that a woman could be in charge. She talks about what life is really like for women in the armed forces and the tremendous obstacles she has faced.

Co-written with Newsweek correspondent Steven Strasser, she forcefully argues that the bulk of the blame for the Abu Ghraib scandal goes to the very top of the chain of command, to Lieutenant General Sanchez, Ambassador Bremer, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and tells why she has been made a scapegoat. Hers is a story of military leaders run amok, and a moving portrait of a woman who spent her life defying the odds in pursuit of her dream.

©2005 Janis Karpinski (P)2006 Books on Tape

Reseñas de la Crítica

"This is a completely fascinating look at a troubling event from the perspective of a woman who has been on the frontline." (Booklist)

A book that needed to be written.

I didn't know what to expect, when I bought this book, but am glad I did. I'm glad that she was able to tell her side of the incident, and inform us of how the Army made her the scapegoat for their mistakes.
The reader was excellent and made me think that it was her story.