6 edition of She went to war found in the catalog.
Published
1999
by G.K. Hall in Thorndike, Me
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Originally published: Novata, CA : Presidio, c1992.
| Statement | Rhonda Cornum as told to Peter Copeland. |
| Genre | Personal narratives, American., Biography. |
| Contributions | Copeland, Peter, 1957- |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | DS79.74 .C69 1999 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL388601M |
| ISBN 10 | 0783885164 |
| LC Control Number | 98051854 |
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Doc Cornum's story of her shoot-down, capture, and imprisonment by /5. Having met Rhonda Cornum and hearing her story, I decided to read her book. I lked that she went into much more detail of her experience in the book, but I didn't particularly like the way the book went backwards and forwards.
This book is a great read for anyone in the military, especially females, but also for anyone who has suffered some /5(28).
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