A Defense Weapon Known to be of Value: Servicewomen of the Korean War Era
- ISBN-10
- 1584654724
- ISBN-13
- 9781584654728
- Category
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- UPNE
- Author
- Linda Witt
Description
A superb work of historical recovery that examines the multiple roles of women in the U.S. military and its civilian adjuncts from 1945-1953.
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