A Woman's War: The Professional and Personal Journey of the Navy's First African American Female Intelligence Officer

Harris, a Gulf War veteran, went from the ghettoes of Newark to a 28-year career in the Navy as an intelligence officer. At her retirement in 2001, she was the highest ranking African American female in the Navy. In this hybrid of memoir and self-help, she shares the techniques she used to battle racial and gender prejudice in her career and to deal with personal issues such as being overweight and single, and shows readers how they can use the same techniques to overcome their own personal and professional obstacles. She writes of the role of religious faith and family support in her life, and gives insight into the challenges and rewards of the military lifestyle. Her humorous stories of dating and relationships in the military are a highlight of the book. There is no subject index. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Gail Harris spent 28 years in the Navy working as an intelligence officer. Pam McLaughlin is a retired teacher and has been working since retirement as a ghost writer and copy editor.