One Woman's Army: The Commanding General of Abu Ghraib Tells Her Story

A provocative memoir and exposé by the commanding offiver of Abu Ghraib prison offers an inside accounts of the shocking and shameful abuse of Iraqi prisoners, detailing the corruption she discovered within the armed forces and private firms, her meeting with Saddam Hussein, and what life is really like for women in the armed forces. 100,000 first printing.

Brigadier-General Janis Karpinski has been in the U.S. military for over twenty-five years, most recently as the Commander of the Military Police Brigade in Iraq. She received a Bronze Star for her service in the Gulf War. She now lives in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Steven Strasser is a former editor and foreign correspondent for Newsweek. He now teaches journalism at Purchase College in New York.