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Soldiers of the Queen : women in the Australian Army / Janette Bomford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bomford, Janette M. (Janette Margaret), 1953-
- Series:
- Australian Army history series
- The Australian army history series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women soldiers--Australia--History.
- Women soldiers.
- Australia. Women's Royal Australian Army Corps--History.
- Australia.
- Australia. Women's Royal Australian Army Corps.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 183 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- South Melbourne ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- Soldiers of the Queen provides a history of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps. Bomford covers the WRAAC from its creation in 1951 to its dissolution in 1984, when women were integrated into the Australian army. This fascinating study analyzes the gender, political, and cultural issues surrounding women's struggle for inclusion in the nation's fighting forces.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195514076
- OCLC:
- 45683385
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