The New York Times-bestselling account of an elite team of female soldiers is "compelling... In battle as in life, these women refuse to quit" (Christian Science Monitor).

In 2010, the Army created Cultural Support Teams, a secret pilot program to insert women alongside Special Operations soldiers battling in Afghanistan. Their presence had a calming effect on enemy households, but more importantly, the CSTs were able to search adult women for weapons and gather crucial intelligence. They could build relationships -- woman to woman -- in ways that male soldiers in an Islamic country never could.

In Ashley's War, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon uses on-the-ground reporting and a finely tuned understanding of the complexities of war to tell the story of CST-2, a unit of women hand-picked from the Army to serve in this highly specialized role. The pioneers of CST-2 proved for the first time that women might be physically and mentally tough enough to become Special Ops.

The price of professional acceptance was personal loss and social isolation: the only people who really understand the women of CST-2 are each other. At the center of this story is a friendship and the shared perils of up-close combat. At the heart of the team is the tale of a beloved and effective soldier, Ashley White.

"An unforgettable story of female soldiers breaking the brass ceiling... This book will inspire you." -- Sheryl Sandberg, #1 International bestselling author of Lean In

"A tremendous story... Very moving." -- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

"Ashley's War shares the remarkable stories of one of the first teams of women serving in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command." -- Senator John McCain

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