Undaunted: The Real Story of America's Servicewomen in Today's Military

As she did so provocatively with military spouses in Army Wives, Tanya Biank gives us the inside story of women in todays militarytheir professional and personal challenges from the combat zone to the home front...

Since 9/11, more than 240,000 women have fought in Iraq and Afghanistanmore than 140 have died there, and they currently make up fourteen percent of the total active-duty forces. Despite advances, todays servicewomen are constantly pressed to prove themselves, to overcome challenges men never face, and to put the military mission ahead of all other aspects of their lives, particularly marriage and motherhood. In this groundbreaking, insiders look at the women defending our nation, Tanya Biank brings to light the real issuesof femininity, belonging to an old boys club, veiled discrimination, dating, marriage problems, separation from children, questions about life goals, career trajectories, and self-worththat servicewomen are facing by focusing on four individual stories.

Brigadier General Angela Salinas, the Marine Corps first Hispanic female general, faces the challenge of commanding an all-male institution. Second Lieutenant Bergan Flanagan finds herself on the frontlines in Afghanistan, serving in the same military police company as her husband. As a marine drill instructor, Sergeant Amy Stokley demands the very best from the recruits at Parris Island. And Major Candice OBrien deals with deployment to Afghanistan, with two young children and a strained marriage back home.

Undaunted is the story of these courageous trailblazerstheir struggles, sacrifices, and triumphs in the name of serving the country they love.