Author: Laura Browder; Photographs by Sascha Pflaeging
Narrator: A full cast
Unabridged: 4 hr 33 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Published: 10/19/2010
Genre: History - Military
Women are officially barred from combat in the American armed services, yet in todays wars, where there are no front lines, the ban on combat is virtually meaningless. More than in any previous conflict in our history, American women are engaging with the enemy, suffering injuries, and even sacrificing their lives in the line of duty. When Janey Comes Marching Home juxtaposes fortyeight photographs by Sascha Pflaeging with oral histories collected by Laura Browder to provide a dramatic portrait of women at war. Women from all five branches of the military share their stories herestories that are by turns moving, comic, thoughtprovoking, and profound. Seeing their faces in stunning color portraits and reading what they have to say about loss, comradeship, conflict, and hard choices will change the ways we think about women and war. Serving in a combat zone is an allencompassing experience that is transformative, lifedefining, and difficult to leave behind. By coming facetoface with women veterans, we who are outside that world can begin to get a sense of how the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have impacted their lives and how their stories may ripple out and influence the experiences of all American women. To view the photographs follow this link: http://www.blackstoneaudio.com/docs/WhenJaneyComesMarchingHome.pdf
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