Women and War: A Historical Encyclopedia from Antiquity to the Present (Electronic book text)

In this unique encyclopedia, 120 leading scholars from around the world provide comprehensive treatment of the role of women in war, from the first written history to the present. War is a man's game or so goes the standard wisdom. But from the beginning of recorded history, women have played an integral part in war: leaders to warriors, resistance fighters to resisters, providers-of-aid to aides-de-camp. This encyclopedia covers the entire range of women's role in war and battle."