Extraordinary Women, Extraordinary Times: Canadian Women of World War II

"The book reveals personal accounts, many being told to us for the first time, of courage, survival and endurance.

Under Fire: Women and World War II: Yearbook of Women’s History/Jaarboek voor Vrouwengeschiedenis 34
By Eveline Buchheim, Ralf Futselaar
Women have been portrayed as carers, as victims (notably of sexual violence), but rarely as agents of their own fate. This volume focuses on this last group.
The Unwomanly Face of War
By Svetlana Alexievich
With the dawn of Perestroika, the book finally came out in 1985 and it became a huge bestseller in the Soviet Union.
Women at War
By Brenda Williams
Looks at how women were affected by the war, discussing rationing, marriage, entertainment, family members serving in the armed forces, and women's work in defense plants, factories, and offices.
Hold Still, Madame: Wartime Gender and the Photography of Women in France During the Great War
By Nicole Hudgins
By analysing the three most prominent genres of female imagery during the period ? women in distress, feminine devotion, and women toiling for the war effort ? this book seeks to demonstrate how photography assisted in the gender work of ...
Young Female Fighters in African Wars: Conflict and Its Consequences
By Chris Coulter
In the numerous armed conflicts that are tearing the African continent apart, young women are participants and carry guns alongside their male comrades-in-arms.