It's my country too : women's military stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan /
It's my country too : women's military stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan /
Women's military stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan
edited by Jerri Bell and Tracy Crow ; foreword by Kayla Williams.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The American Revolution; 2. The Civil War; 3. The Spanish-American War; 4. World War I; 5. World War II; 6. Unconventional Operations, Espionage, and the Cold War; 7. Women's Integration and the Korean War; 8. The Vietnam War; 9. Gender Wars; 10. Desert Storm; 11. Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; Epilogue; Conclusion; Source Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Further Reading.
This inspiring anthology it the first to convey the noteworthy experiences and contributions of women in the American military in their own words-from the Revolutionary War to the present wars in the Middle East. Serving with the Union Army during the Civil War as a nurse, scout, spy, and soldier, Harriet Tubman tells what it was like to be the first American woman to lead a raid against an enemy, freeing some 750 slaves. Busting gender stereotypes, Inga Fredriksen Ferris's describes how it felt to be a woman marine during World War II. Heidi Squier Kraft recounts her experiences as a lieutenant commander in the navy, deployed to Iraq as a psychologist to provide mental health care in a combat zone. In excerpts from their diaries, letters, oral histories, military depositions and testimonies, as well as from published and unpublished memoirs-generations of women reveal why and how they chose to serve their country, often breaking with social norms and at great personal peril.
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2016057132
Women and the military--United States.
Women soldiers--United States--Biography.
Women and the military--United States.
Women soldiers--United States--Biography.
Femmes et armée--États-Unis.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--General.
HISTORY--Military--Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Military Science.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Women.
Armed Forces--Women.
Women and the military.
Women soldiers.
United States--Armed Forces--Women--Biography.
United States.
Electronic books.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Récits personnels.
Autobiographies.
UB418.W65
355.0092/520973
Includes bibliographical references.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The American Revolution; 2. The Civil War; 3. The Spanish-American War; 4. World War I; 5. World War II; 6. Unconventional Operations, Espionage, and the Cold War; 7. Women's Integration and the Korean War; 8. The Vietnam War; 9. Gender Wars; 10. Desert Storm; 11. Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; Epilogue; Conclusion; Source Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Further Reading.
This inspiring anthology it the first to convey the noteworthy experiences and contributions of women in the American military in their own words-from the Revolutionary War to the present wars in the Middle East. Serving with the Union Army during the Civil War as a nurse, scout, spy, and soldier, Harriet Tubman tells what it was like to be the first American woman to lead a raid against an enemy, freeing some 750 slaves. Busting gender stereotypes, Inga Fredriksen Ferris's describes how it felt to be a woman marine during World War II. Heidi Squier Kraft recounts her experiences as a lieutenant commander in the navy, deployed to Iraq as a psychologist to provide mental health care in a combat zone. In excerpts from their diaries, letters, oral histories, military depositions and testimonies, as well as from published and unpublished memoirs-generations of women reveal why and how they chose to serve their country, often breaking with social norms and at great personal peril.
9781612349343 (epub) 161234934X 9781612349350 (mobi) 1612349358 9781612349367 ( pdf) 1612349366 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781640122321 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 164012232X
1013324 MIL 11FF2839-997B-482F-BCDD-2B88BDEEE80E OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctt1q8g7hz JSTOR
2016057132
Women and the military--United States.
Women soldiers--United States--Biography.
Women and the military--United States.
Women soldiers--United States--Biography.
Femmes et armée--États-Unis.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--General.
HISTORY--Military--Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Military Science.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Women.
Armed Forces--Women.
Women and the military.
Women soldiers.
United States--Armed Forces--Women--Biography.
United States.
Electronic books.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Récits personnels.
Autobiographies.
UB418.W65
355.0092/520973