A DEFENSE WEAPON KNOWN TO BE OF VALUE: Women of the Korean War by Witt 2005 PB

Description: A DEFENSE WEAPON KNOWN TO BE OF VALUE: Servicewomen of the Korean War Era by Linda Witt, Judith Bellafaire, Britta Granrud, and Mary Jo Binker. VERY GOOD First Edition unstated, full number line paperback, 2005. With the outbreak of the Korean War, a downsized military rushed to call up, draft, and recruit the needed manpower. When it still came up short, the services once again asked American women to leave their homes, jobs, and families to serve their country. This book chronicles the crucial work of servicewomen in the Korean War, and other uniformed women who helped support that war and the burgeoning Cold War in obscure outposts around the world. Between 1945 and 1953, the US Armed Forces saw pivotal changes in the status of women's service. In a series of controversial and sometimes bitter legislative contests, women went from being almost a historical footnote in the immediate post WWII period -- a source of labor and skills the nation's military took for granted -- to winning a permanent place in each branch of the armed services, as well as in the Red Cross, the USO and other nongovernmental military support organizations. A controversial but positive assessment of women in the military. Excellent reference. VERY GOOD First Edition unstated, full number line paperback, appearing unread with spine uncreased and pages clean and unmarked. Edges lightly soiled. Cover shows minor corner and edge wear with scuffing front and back. No tears. Not a remainder. 6" x 9." Photos and text. 320 pgs.

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Location: San Marcos, Texas

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