Women in Combat: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)
• Biographical sketches illustrate the service of women in combat• Illuminates the current status of women serving in the U.S. armed forces• Provides an extensive analysis of combat law and policy• Presents a comprehensive examination of the debate over bringing official policy in line with the actuality of women already serving in combat• Offers insights obtained from exclusive interviews with distinguished long-time female military officers, international scholars, and religious leaders• Contains relevant materials such as the 1988 Risk Rule, Soldier's Creed, Department of Defense ground combat policy, and USC 6015• Includes biographical information on more than 25 women who have served or are serving in combat positions, as well as advocates and opponents of combat roles for women• Presents a chronology of significant events related to women in the military from 1775 to 2010• Contains a bibliography of important materials to assist readers in further study of this controversial subject• Provides a glossary defining key military acronyms and terms"A solid, unbiased reference handbook concerning a vital modern-day issue—that of women serving in military combat. . . .Women in Combatis highly recommended especially for public and college library military shelves."-Midwest Book Review"A new addition to theContemporary World IssueS≪/b> series, this work provides a good overview of the issue of women in combat. . . . Overall, this work is a nicely arranged, easy-to-use introduction to the topic."-Choice"The thoroughness of this work, and the impressive list of references concluding each chapter, indicates the enormous amount of research that went into it. . . . Researchers will appreciate the lengthy annotated list of print and non-print resources, definitive glossary, and extensive index."-School Library Journal