A defense weapon known to be of value : servicewomen of the Korean War era / Linda Witt, Judith Bellafaire, Britta Granrud, and Mary Jo Binker.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Witt, Linda
Language:	English
Published:	Hanover : University Press of New England in association with the Military Women's Press of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, [2005], ©2005.
Subjects:	Korean War, 1950-1953 > Women. United States > Armed Forces > Women > History. Women and the military > United States > History.
Online Access:	Connect to: Table of contents - All users (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:	xii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Women's place-- and the servicewoman's place-- in post-World War II America
Servicewomen's integration: "prayerful assumption" versus "prevailing ambivalence"
Recruiting and retaining "America's finest women"
Fitting servicewomen in: finding "proper employment for sisters and girlfriends"
A "woman imperative"? ; military necessity erodes old barriers
"Needed in cadre"-- providing support around the world
The nurses in Korea-- under fire and on the move
Recurring issues relating to military women
Conclusion: "the old dividing line".