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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955278503321

Autore

Bellafaire Judith <1954->

Titolo

Women in the United States military, 1901-1995 : an annotated bibliography / / Judith Bellafaire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2011

ISBN

9786613042187

9781136854057

1136854053

9781136854064

1136854061

9781283042185

1283042185

9780203835098

0203835093

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Research guides in military studies, , 0899-0166 ; ; no. 9

Disciplina

355/.0082

Soggetti

Women soldiers - United States - History - 20th century

United States Armed Forces Women History 20th century

United States Armed Forces Women Bibliography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; I Women in Defense of the Nation Across the Centuries; II Early Patriots: Military Women from the American Revolution to the Civil War; III Women and the American Civil War: More Than Expected; IV Women on the Western Frontier: Few and Far Between; V Spanish American War Nurses: Proving Themselves of Value; VI World War I: Women Volunteers Establish Parameters of Service; VII World War II Women: Bedpans, Typewriters, and Lipstick; VIII The Korean War: Women Serving Under the Protection of Uncle Sam

IX The Vietnam War: The Nurse Heroine and Her Forgotten SisterX The All Volunteer Force Through the 1980s: How Many Women Is Too Many Women?; XI Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and the 1990s;



XII The All Volunteer Force and the War on Terror; Conclusion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Women's participation in the U.S. Armed Forces has grown over time in response to the national need for their services. Throughout each era of American history, patriotic women volunteered to serve their country in a wide variety of official and unofficially sanctioned capacities. When there was a call to duty, the United States Armed Forces always relied upon women to be a part of the effort. Women in the United States Military: An Annotated Bibliography is the most complete and up to date listing of resources to help students and scholars understand the effect women have had on t