Sisters in Arms
Female warriors from antiquity to the new millennium
'A long overdue assertion on the role of women on the battlefield. This book is going straight on my daughter's bookshelf.'Dan Snow, historian, TV presenter and broadcaster 'Sisters in Arms shows the many faces of women in combat - from the myths of the ancient world to the headline-grabbing conflicts of today - with a scrupulous attention to their different contexts, but a common compassion for their struggles and achievements.'Boyd Tonkin, journalist and author 'Wheelwright not only uncovers neglected female warriors, but she brings their temperaments, talents, fancies, and foibles to life.'Professor Joanna Bourke, Birkbeck, University of L…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4728-3802-5
- EAN: 9781472838025
- Produktnummer: 33442052
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 197'407 KB
- Abbildungen: 16pp plate section in b&w
Über den Autor
Dr Julie Wheelwright is a senior lecturer in the English department at City, University of London. She is the author of Amazons and Military Maids, The Fatal Lover: Mata Hari and the Myth of Women in Espionage, and a biography of her ancestor who was taken captive by indigenous people in 18th-century Maine, Esther: The Remarkable True Story of Esther Wheelwright. A former print and broadcast journalist whose career included producing and contributing to documentaries for BBC radio and television, Channel 4, and the History Channel in Canada, she has written widely on women in the intelligence services and in the military.
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