Women Warriors : An Unexpected History (Paperback)

from bostonian71

Count me among the fans of "Women Warriors". As another reviewer states, this wide-ranging book goes beyond the typical profiles of fabulous females (which, given how long women have been left in the shadows, are important in and of themselves). Toler's history, however, also demands -- and deliv...

from Mantra

Warrior Women by Pamela Toler This is a very interesting book. It was a little tough to read due to the copious footnotes, but worth fighting through. Usually I don't pay a lot of attentin to footnotes but the ones in this book are definitely worth reading. I'd heard and/or read about a few isola...

from bostonian71

Count me among the fans of "Women Warriors". As another reviewer states, this wide-ranging book goes beyond the typical profiles of fabulous females (which, given how long women have been left in the shadows, are important in and of themselves). Toler's history, however, also demands -- and deliv...

from Chrisethier

Disclaimer: I won a copy via a giveaway on Librarything. My brother reads quite a bit of John Keegan. I'm not entirely sure if he has read every book Keegan wrote, but it must be close. Every so often I think I should read Keegan, but then I read something and go, "yeah, he might be a brilliant d...

from janerawoof

Fascinating peek into the world of women as warriors. Global, covering millennia of human history. The author spent years gathering this information, with copious footnotes, notes, and bibliography. The oldest female warriors were no doubt nomadic women of the Eurasian steppes; we know this from ...