Ashley's War

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 int