Mar 19, 2014 - Sarah Blum sat down to write a book about the war experiences of military women.But when some 60 women veterans disclosed — many willingly, some reluctantly — the sexual abuse they'd suffered while serving their country, she tapped a darker story.
And Blum realized she had something strong, sordid, impactful.
Something that had to be said.
Blum's recently released book, "Women Under Fire: Abuse in the Military", seven years in the making, is an unflinching, steely-eyed examination of the extraordinary culture of violence and sexual abuse within the armed forces.
"I never went in consciously to write about this subject," said Blum, a decorated nurse Vietnam veteran and a practicing nurse psychotherapist specialist who lives in Auburn. "(But) once I worked through all my emotions about it ... it became very clear." read more>>>
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