WOMEN WARRIORS: AN UNEXPECTED HISTORY BY PAMELA D. TOLER Turbo Dork Once a respected Jedi Knight

Once a respected Jedi Knight

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WOMEN WARRIORS: AN UNEXPECTED HISTORY BY PAMELA D. TOLER Turbo Dork Once a respected Jedi KnightWho says women dont go to war? From Vikings and African queens to cross dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, these are the stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor. The woman warrior is always cast as an anomalyJoan of Arc, not GI Jane. But women, it turns out, have always gone to war. In this fascinating and lively world history, Pamela Toler not only introduces us to women who took up arms, she also shows why they