WOMEN WARRIORS: AN UNEXPECTED HISTORY BY PAMELA D. TOLER Bolt Action A Washington Post Notable Work

A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction * Winner of the British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year and overall Book of the Year *A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of The Year * Waterstones Book of the Year * Costa Book Award Finalist

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WOMEN WARRIORS: AN UNEXPECTED HISTORY BY PAMELA D. TOLER Bolt Action A Washington Post Notable WorkWho 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