Description Who says women don't go to war? From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, these are the stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor.
The woman warrior is always cast as an anomaly--Joan of Arc, not GI Jane.
But women, it turns out, have always gone to war.
In this fascinating and lively world history, Pamela Toler not only introduces us to women who took up arms, she also shows why the.
Beacon Press Women warriors: an unexpected history, hardcover/pamela d. toler
