From Boudicca to Ukraine, battlefields have always contained a
surprising number of women. Tracing the long history of female
fighters, Forgotten Warriors puts the record straight, exploring
how war became an all-male space, and getting to the bottom of why
women were allowed to be astronauts a full thirty years before they
were allowed to fight in combat. From the Mino, the all-female army
that protected Dahomey from the West for two hundred years to the
Night Witches, Soviet flying aces that decimated the Nazis; from
the real story of Joan of Arc to the cross-dressing soldiers whose
disguises were so effective the men around them never realized who
they were fighting with, Sarah Percy shines a fascinating new light
on the history of warfare. And against a backdrop of sieges and
desperate battles, rebellions and civil wars, a series of
extraordinary women come alive on the page, determined not to be
passive victims. Every country has their tomb to the unknown
warrior, picking out one unnamed body to represent the sacrifices
of thousands of others. As Forgotten Warriors shows, those
overlooked soldiers could well be female. Their heroic and
compelling stories need to be heard.
General
| Imprint: |
John Murray Publishers Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
March 2024 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Sarah Percy
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
416 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5293-4433-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-5293-4433-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781529344332 |
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