Women in the British Army: War and the Gentle Sex, 1907-1948

by Lucy Noakes

Book Overview

In this fascinating, timely and engaging study, Lucy Noakes examines women's role in the army and female military organizations during the First and Second World Wars, during peacetime, in the interwar era and in the post-war period.

Providing a unique examination of women's struggle for acceptance by the British army, Noakes argues that women in uniform during the first half of the twentieth century challenged traditional notions of gender...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415390575
• ISBN13: 9780415390576
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"