Fidelis - A Memoir (Hardcover)

In 1998 Teresa Fazio signed up for the Marine Corps' ROTC program to pay her way through MIT. After the U.S was attacked on September 11, 2001, leading to the War on Terror, she graduated with a physics degree into a very different world, owing the Marines four years of active duty. At twenty-three years old and five-foot-one, Fazio was the youngest and smallest officer in her battalion; the combined effect of her short hair, glasses, and baggy camo was less Hurt Locker than Harry Potter Goes to War. She cut an incongruous figure commanding more experienced troops in an active war zone, where vulnerability was not only taboo, but potentially lethal. In this coming-of-age story set in the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Fazio struggles with her past, her sense of authority, and her womanhood. Anger stifles her fear and uncertainty. A forbidden affair placates her need for love and security. But emptiness, guilt, and nightmares plague Fazio through her deployment - and follow her back home.

General

Imprint:	University of Nebraska Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2020
Authors:	Teresa Fazio
Dimensions:	216 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-64012-355-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General
LSN:	1-64012-355-5
Barcode:	9781640123557

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