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Women in the Civil War: Private Albert D.J. Cashier
by John WalkerJennie Irene Hodgers was born in Ireland in 1843 or 1844 and sailed to New York with her family. Read more
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Women of the Air Force
By Amy Goodpaster StrebeIn 1941 two events took place on opposite sides of the world that forever impacted the history of women in aviation. Read more
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Roles of Women in World War 1: The Russian Battalion of Death
by Don DuffyBy spring 1917, Russia had borne the heaviest burden of World War I. Russian reports counted more than six million men killed, wounded, or interned as prisoners of war. Read more
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Red Air Force Heroines: The Night Witches
by George Tipton WilsonIgnoring a nonaggression pact between Hitler and Stalin, Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, an invasion of the Soviet Union, on June 22, 1941. Read more
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Important Women in World War 2: Female Spies
By Patricia McBrideMention spies and most people will think of James Bond or Ethan Hunt from Mission Impossible, but most people would struggle to name some notable female spies—apart perhaps from Mata Hari—yet they have always existed. Read more
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Important Women in World War 2: Women’s Auxiliary Units
by Patricia McBrideUntil the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, America had maintained a popular non-interventionist position with World War 2. Read more
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Important Women in World War 2: Virginia Hall
By Michael D. HullSlender, five feet, seven inches tall, and with a warm smile that belied toughness and leadership ability, Virginia “Dindy” Hall of Baltimore had a wooden leg and a price on her head. Read more
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Women in the Civil War: Enlisting With the Men
By Carole ButcherOn a warm morning in July 1861, the Union Army marched forth with bands playing and regimental flags flying. Read more
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Badasses of History: The Men & Women Who Turned the Tide of War
Warfare brings about great deeds and dire circumstances. In the aftermath of the world’s greatest conflicts, some soldiers and commanders become footnotes in the history books, whereas others are able to rewrite the book itself. Read more
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Roza Shanina and the Soviet Women Snipers of WWII
By Phil Zimmer
Roza Shanina was cute as a kitten, yet as dangerous as a Siberian tiger. The 20-year-old drew many an eye behind Soviet lines in World War II with her striking blue eyes, fair skin, and strawberry blonde hair, but she earned her reputation out front in no-man’s-land. Read more
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Third Reich Women at War
By Paul Garson
During the 12 years of the highly militarized society of the Third Reich, some 20 million Germans—men and women as well as children—donned a uniform of one kind or another. Read more
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American Women Answered the Call of Duty
By Susan Zimmerman
On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The next day, the United States declared war on the Empire of Japan, and the following day President Franklin D. Read more
