Presents a collection of essays that debate various points and counterpoints of women in the military including whether or not women have the right to engage in military combat.
Chronicles the experiences of the few women who served as soldiers during the Civil War, discussing how they adapted to life in a predominately male military.
Describes the experiences of women in the military forces of Great Britain, Canada, and the United States in the 1990s, and examines the arguments for and against putting women on the front lines.
Presents photographs and personal narratives that provide information about the role of American women on the battlefield, from the Revolutionary War through Operation Desert Storm.
Sarah Emma Edmonds recounts her experiences as a soldier during the Civil War and how, disguised as a man, she fought with the Second Michigan Infantry from the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861 to the Kentucky Campaign of 1863.
Twenty-five women describe their experiences in combat, reflect on the effects of war on their lives, and relate their feelings about what they have lived through.
A memoir in which Grace Porter, a twenty-one-year-old teacher in 1942, tells about her adventures after she volunteered to join the Women's Army Corps and was sent overseas to serve as a cryptographic technician stationed in London.
