Women in Combat: A Reference Handbook

by Rosemarie Skaine

Book Overview

This handbook provides a straightforward account of how women have served in combat roles and explains the ongoing controversy surrounding efforts to legalize combat assignments for female service members.

Women have been excluded from combat roles for most of American history. During conflicts such as the American Civil War, a few women enlisted as men; in some cases, their identities as women were not discovered until after their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598844598
• ISBN13: 9781598844597
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"