Women at War: Gender Issues of Americans in Combat

by Rosemarie Skaine

The Persian Gulf War changed the face of combat. It brought women's military roles into the spotlight, in large part via the mass media, and showed that many women performed combat roles similar to those of men during the conflict. The war was thus an impetus for changes in laws that had prevented women from serving in combat assignments. In past centuries, because it was not culturally acceptable for women to serve in combat, surprising numbers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786405708
• ISBN13: 9780786405701
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher