Generally Speaking
by Claudia J. Kennedy with Malcolm McConnell
A Memoir by the First Woman Promoted to Three-Star General in the United
States Army
Time Warner Audio Books - September 2001
ISBN: 1586211757 - Abridged Audio Cassette
Autobiography
Reviewed by Brenda
Weeaks, MyShelf.com
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Since this is nonfiction
book about a member of the armed service, many may assume only those in
the armed service will take interest -- not at all. I recommend it to
anyone interested in the freedom of America, to anyone interested in how
the army works, to women who need advice about the infamous on-the-job
glass ceiling, and to men needing a strong lesson as to why we need more
women in our armed services.
Claudia J. Kennedy takes
her audience from the day of her retirement back to her college days and
the time she took an interest in the army. She shares how her parents
helped to mold one of America's three-star generals. She talks about her
first years in the army assigned to clerical duties, and how she discovered
the pleasure of recruiting America's youngest and brightest women to join
the Women's Army Corps after she was denied a chance to lead her own troop.
Kennedy tells what it was like to live and desire more than a woman was
allowed in an armed service which catered to men. Throughout her story,
she reminds us that her true goal was military intelligence - a rare decision
in her day. She also repeats the story of how she stopped the promotion
of a general who was known for sexual harassment.
In retelling her 32-year
career, Kennedy shows women they are worthy of their jobs and choosing
a career is ok. As Kennedy relates her own stories about war and life
on the home front, she reveals the strength and weakness of our Army and
government. She also relates how much technology has helped America, but
if not controlled and monitored, technology could cause tremendous problems
in the future. Her thoughts and advice are sound. Americans will be enlightened
about their country and one branch of their armed services when reading
General Claudia J. Kennedy's amazing autobiography.
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