Femme Fatale : An Examination of the Role of Women in Combat and the Policy Implications for Future American Military Operations

By Kristal L. M. Alfonso

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Title:	Femme Fatale : An Examination of the Role of Women in Combat and the Policy Implications for Future American Military Operations
Author:	Kristal L. M. Alfonso
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Social Sciences, Women in War
Collections:	Authors Community, United States
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Publisher:	Air University Press

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Citation APA MLA Chicago L. M. Alfons, B. K. (n.d.). Femme Fatale : An Examination of the Role of Women in Combat and the Policy Implications for Future American Military Operations. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
This paper reviews four case studies that demonstrate the variety of ways women have participated in modern armed conflict and explores whether current US laws and policies excluding women from combat remain valid or need to be amended. Each case study examines three principal facets of female participation in combat: context, motivations and inspirations, and the actual contributions made by these women in combat operations.

Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 THE FEMALE FIGHTERS OF WORLD WAR II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 3 THE SOVIET FEMALE FLIERS OF WORLD WAR II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 4 SHAHIDA IN A BRAVE NEW WORLD . . . . . .39 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 5 AMERICAN WOMEN AT WAR . . . . . . . . . . .53 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 6 THE WAY BACKWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 7 THE WAY FORWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 8 CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115