A woman's war
Harris, Gail, 1949-
A woman's war the professional and personal journey of the Navy's first African American female intelligence officer / [electronic resource] : Gail Harris ; with Pam McLaughlin. - Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010. - xiv, 270 p. - Scarecrow professional intelligence education series ; 10 . - Scarecrow professional intelligence education ; 10. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Editor's foreword / Jan Goldman -- Introduction: We're all battling someone or something -- In the beginning-- a dream -- First assignment : a magnificent obsession -- Persistence : the key to success -- Faith -- So I'm fat-- at least my uniform fits : my personal battle of the bulge -- You're going to lose a few battles-- focus on winning the war -- Living in foreign lands : stuff they don't tell you in the travel books -- What if you're the problem? -- The importance of mentors -- Is being single the worst thing that can happen to you? -- Bloom where you're planted, or, How I became an Iraqi expert -- The forgotten Iraq War, 1991-2003 -- Rivers in the desert -- Cyber warfare : a new form of terror -- Conclusion: Reflections of a retired Black woman.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Harris, Gail, 1949-
Harris, Gail, 1949- --Travel.
United States. Navy --Intelligence specialists--Biography.
United States. Navy --African Americans--Biography.
United States. Navy --Women--Biography.
Women intelligence officers--United States--Biography.
Intelligence officers--United States--Biography.
African American women--Biography.
Military intelligence--United States.
Electronic books.
VB231.U54 / H37 2010
359.0092 B
A woman's war the professional and personal journey of the Navy's first African American female intelligence officer / [electronic resource] : Gail Harris ; with Pam McLaughlin. - Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010. - xiv, 270 p. - Scarecrow professional intelligence education series ; 10 . - Scarecrow professional intelligence education ; 10. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Editor's foreword / Jan Goldman -- Introduction: We're all battling someone or something -- In the beginning-- a dream -- First assignment : a magnificent obsession -- Persistence : the key to success -- Faith -- So I'm fat-- at least my uniform fits : my personal battle of the bulge -- You're going to lose a few battles-- focus on winning the war -- Living in foreign lands : stuff they don't tell you in the travel books -- What if you're the problem? -- The importance of mentors -- Is being single the worst thing that can happen to you? -- Bloom where you're planted, or, How I became an Iraqi expert -- The forgotten Iraq War, 1991-2003 -- Rivers in the desert -- Cyber warfare : a new form of terror -- Conclusion: Reflections of a retired Black woman.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Harris, Gail, 1949-
Harris, Gail, 1949- --Travel.
United States. Navy --Intelligence specialists--Biography.
United States. Navy --African Americans--Biography.
United States. Navy --Women--Biography.
Women intelligence officers--United States--Biography.
Intelligence officers--United States--Biography.
African American women--Biography.
Military intelligence--United States.
Electronic books.
VB231.U54 / H37 2010
359.0092 B