Clipped wings : the rise and fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II / Molly Merryman.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Merryman, Molly
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [1998], ©1998.
Subjects:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female.
Women air pilots > United States > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Physical Description:xi, 239 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The development of the Women Airforce Service Pilots : from guarded experiment to valuable support role
  • Becoming soldiers : tracing WASP expansion and plans for militarization
  • From praise to rancor : media opinion changes as men return from battle
  • No allies for the WASPs : Congress responds to male public interest groups
  • They'll be home for Christmas : the WASP program disbands
  • On a different battlefield : the WASP fight for militarization after the war
  • Recognizing the gendered warrior : history and theory intersect with the fate of the WASPs
  • Coda.