Women Warriors in History : 1,622 Biographies Worldwide from the Bronze Age to the Present

Snodgrass, Mary Ellen

McFarland & Co Inc（2023/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 277 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781476693057
• DDC分類 355.00922

Full Description

History paints war out to be a man's business, but there is an army of women warriors who stand between the lines of history books, waiting to be seen. This biographical dictionary tells the story of the females who armed themselves against threats to self, family, home and country. Spanning 17 periods of world history, it compiles the daring deeds of 1,622 female fighters, from Bronze Age archers and Viking raiders, to helicopter pilots and commanders of aircraft carriers. Entries summarise heroes such as the Old Testament judge Deborah, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, Aisha, Mary Spencer-Churchill, Calamity Jane, Cleopatra VII, Molly Pitcher, Aung San Suu Kyi and--surprisingly--Julia Child. Included are the famous stands the unheralded scrappers and risk-takers took up in fierce crises.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Bronze Age, 3300-1200 bce
Iron Age, 1200 bce-500 ce
Middle Ages, 400-1400
Viking Age, 770-1066
High Middle Ages, 1000-1300
The Crusades, 1096-1291
Late Middle Ages, 1300-1500
Renaissance, 1400-1600
Early Modern Era, 1600-1750
Early Modern Civil Wars, 1640-1804
Colonial Wars and Revolutions, 1700-1850
Napoleonic Era, 1793-1815
Wars of Independence, 1815-1825
American Civil War, April 12, 1861-April 9, 1865
The Great War, 1914-1918
World War II, September 1, 1939-September 2, 1945
Afghan War, October 15, 1999-September 11, 2021
Glossary
Appendix A: Warriors by Birthplace and Time
Appendix B: Warriors by Role
Bibliography
Index