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Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives | 
 enlarge | Author: Tanya Biank
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 61173
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.1
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.10865509756373
ASIN: B000XKO8G4
Publication Date: February 7, 2006
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Four Fort Bragg Army wives face hardship, tragedy, betrayal, and their own demons as they try to fulfill the antiquated role the Army expects them to. This is a true story about what happened when real life collided with Army-traditions. Each woman faced a life-altering event that forced her to find an inner compass and forge her own path. Not all succeeded.Under the Sabers explores: What it is like for wives behind the gates to live in a place that is in a constant state of readiness for war. How life+s little tasks-rolling out of bed to walk the dog or going grocery shopping at the post commissary-can affect one+s husband+s career; appearance and performance mean everything, and perception is reality. The fact that class is everything. Army pecking order extends to Army families, too. Officer and enlisted wives swim in separate pools, belong to different organizations, live in different neighborhoods, and eat at separate clubs -all by design. The common fear of all military wives, regardless of their husbands+ ranks: life as a widow. Under the Sabers takes readers into the world of a wife+s worst pain.
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 A remarkable book July 5, 2007
M. Krajeski (Wakefield, RI)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I nearly read this book in one sitting--it was that mesmerizing. As an Army wife for 18 years, I can tell you that Tanya Biank has accomplished what I've never seen: a book about Army life written with a journalist's eye for detail and the understanding, compassionate tone of someone who's been an Army brat and became an Army wife herself. Her research, candor, and writing talents are first-rate as she offers us a window into the lives, personalities, and backgrounds of 4 very different Army wives.
This isn't the definitive book on Army wives--no one can write that because it's a deeply personal and complex subject that defies description. I think the subtitle is unfortunate, "The Unwritten Code of Army Wives," as if it were a tell-all, but don't be put off.
UNDER THE SABERS is part slice-of-life, part cultural commentary, and part news reporting as Biank's portraits of these Army wives intersect with the sensational national headlines of the murders at Fort Bragg. In the process, she articulates the daily challenges we can all relate to, such as frequent moves, solo parenting, social pressures, and anxiety about our husband's safety. UNDER THE SABERS documents an important and unrecognized social history. It will always have a prominent place on my bookshelf, no matter where we live.
Marna Krajeski, author of HOUSEHOLD BAGGAGE: THE MOVING LIFE OF A SOLDIER'S WIFE.
I couldn't put it down. July 2, 2007
B. R. Fox (Jacksonville, FL)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was a great book. Unlike most of the books I've found on military wives (and I'm saying this as navy wife), it doesn't glorify, whine, romanticize, or over-dramatize the life. Military life and marriage is what it is. I couldn't put this book down, and I hope it doesn't start getting a bad rap now that Lifetime has made it into a typical Lifetime drama (not that I don't watch it, because I do). One warning...this is a hard read. I cried through an entire chapter. It really hits home if you're a military wife, so read it with a box of tissues.
Amazing Story not Only for Those in the Military February 28, 2006
Patti (Virginia)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I am not affiliated with the army at all but heard about the book on the radio and thought is sounded interesting---Boy was I was correct!! The story was so well written that I felt like I was personally involved in the lives of each of the characters. I feel like I have a better appreciation for army life now! This is a book that appeals to all!
PS - I think the one star given to the author below doesn't at all relate to the writing of the book and sounds more like there was something personal against Andrea Lyn!
Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives March 1, 2006
L. Stebbins (Fort Belvoir, VA)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I had the honor of meeting the author while we served on the OWC Board in Virginia.
I wasn't aware that she was an author until my friend informed me, at which point I purchased a copy and read it.
I feel she gave a very candid view of military life that many people have no idea about. I applaud her for not sugar coating her story.
I hope this book finds its way into the hands of the military community as well as civilian.
Loved it!!! September 13, 2007
Amy (Rhode Island)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a huge fan of the T.V. show, Army Wives, and once I found out it was based on a book I had to read it. I was NOT disappointed. As a future wife to a soldier serving in Iraq, as well as, a former military police soldier in the U.S. Army, I found the book to be incredibly truthful, passionate, exciting, depressing, and uplifting. There are highs and lows, which truly reflect the lives of army wives and the soldiers. I would, however, liked Biank to have depicted the life of a man serving as a husband to a female soldier (as the t.v. show has done). Either way, I recommend this book to any soldier, any military spouse, girlfriend, fiance, etc. and anyone else. We all need to read this book!!!!
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