by Kayla Williams

In this memoir, Kayla Williams tells what it is like to be in the Army in wartime. In the five years during which she served, Williams rose to the rank of sergeant, was assigned to a military intelligence company, and was deployed to Iraq with the 101st Airborne, where her skills in Arabic were called upon. In LOVE MY RIFLE MORE THAN YOU she tells of her experiences as a female soldier, including the drudgery of everyday life as well as the intense situations and firefights that often resulted in death. Through it all, she keeps her own voice and critical perspective, whether she is relating how she viewed Iraqi civilians or what she witnessed in interrogation rooms.