What does it take for women to succeed in a male-dominated world? Shannon Huffman Polson would know, serving as one of the Army's first female attack helicopter pilots, and eventually leading an Apache flight platoon on deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina. In her latest book, The Grit Factor, Shannon shares her own life lessons, as well as the candid stories of several other elite military women, to energize and enlighten current and aspiring leaders everywhere — whether male or female.