Just out of high school in 1977, her personal life already a mess, Tracy Crow thought the Marines might straighten her out. And sure enough, in the Corps she became a respected public affairs officer and military journalist¿one day covering tank maneuvers or beach assaults, the next interviewing the secretary of the navy. But success didn't come without a price.

When Crow pledged herself to God, Corps, and Country, women Marines were still a rarity, and gender inequality and harassment were rampant. Determined to prove she belonged, Crow always put her career first¿even when, after two miscarriages and a stillborn child, her marriage to another Marine officer began to deteriorate. And when her affair with a prominent general was exposed¿and both were threatened with court-martial¿Crow was forced to re-evaluate her loyalty to the Marines, her career, and her family.

Eyes Right is Crow's story. A clear-eyed self-portrait of a troubled teen...