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.
In this fascinating and lively world history, Pamela Toler not only introduces us to Women who took up arms, she also shows why they did i.
But women, it turns out, have always gone to war.
The woman warrior is always cast as an anomaly--Joan of Arc, not GI Jane.
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