Bibliograph

It's my country too, women's military stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan, edited by Jerri Bell and Tracy Crow ; foreword by Kayla Williams

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It's my country too, women's military stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan, edited by Jerri Bell and Tracy Crow ; foreword by Kayla Williams

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-330)

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collective biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

It's my country too

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

962232942

Responsibility statement

edited by Jerri Bell and Tracy Crow ; foreword by Kayla Williams

Sub title

women's military stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan

Summary

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from their diaries, letters, oral histories, military depositions and testimonies, as well as from published and unpublished memoirs-generations of women reveal why and how they chose to serve their country, often breaking with social norms and at great personal peril

Table Of Contents

The American Revolution -- The Civil War -- The Spanish-American war -- World War I -- World War II -- Unconventional operations, espionage, and the Cold War -- Women's integration and the Korean War -- The Vietnam War -- Gender wars -- Desert Storm -- Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi freedom

Target audience

adult

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Women's military stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan

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