Women, Armies, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe

by John A. Lynn

Book Overview

Women, Armies, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe examines the important roles of women who campaigned with armies from 1500 to 1815. This included those notable female individuals who assumed male identities to serve in the ranks, but far more numerous and essential were the formidable women who, as women, marched in the train of armies. While some worked as full-time or part-time prostitutes, they more generally performed a variety of necessary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521722373
• ISBN13: 9780521722377
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"