Crossed Currents: Navy Women in a Century of Change

by Jean Ebbert

Overview

This new, revised edition of the path-breaking first history of the female members of the U.S. Navy has been updated to include the recent integration of Navy women into the crews of combaant shops and tactical aviation squadrons, and the contributions of Navy women to the space program. It is a comprehensive chronicle of inspirational service spanning nearly the entire century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612347295
Publisher:	Potomac Books Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

LARRY M. WORTZEL spent much of his thirty-two-year military career in the Asia-Pacific region, including two tours of duty as a military attaché in China. He served as director of the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College and, after retirement, as Asian studies director and vice president at the Heritage Foundation. For over a decade he has been a commissioner on the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He is the author or editor of ten previously published books about China. He lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Editorial Reviews

Women constitute about 13% of the US Navy's active-duty force and include jet pilots, admirals, commanding officers of ships and aircraft, and astronauts. This history of women in the Navy begins with the Yeoman (F) of WWI and concludes in the present day. Emphasis is on the Navy's struggle to accept change and women's struggles to be accepted by the Navy. The history of Navy nurses is not covered. This edition has been updated to include the recent integration of Navy women into crews of combatant ships and tactical aviation squadrons. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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