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Women in the Military: An Unfinished Revolution Hardcover – June 1, 1992

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A history of women in the United States military discusses the role of women in every military conflict since the Vietnam War, the significant advances made by women in the Armed Forces during the 1980s, and subsequent resistance to these reforms.

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560 pages
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English
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Presidio Press
Publication date

June 1, 1992
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6 x 2 x 9.5 inches
ISBN-10

0891414509
ISBN-13

978-0891414506
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From Publishers Weekly

Holm has updated this standard work, originally published in 1982, by adding material on the role of military women in the Grenada, Panama and Persian Gulf campaigns, along with a discussion of the bitter ongoing debate over the combat exclusion laws and draft policies relating to women. A retired Air Force major general, she chronicles women's struggle for a proper place in the armed services in the face of the sexist male leadership, which tolerated their presence as nurses and office clerks but did not take them seriously as soldiers until such breakthroughs as the introductions of weapons training in 1975 and the graduation of the first female cadet from West Point in 1980. Holm describes how Operation Desert Storm in 1991 became the catalyst for demands to review in practical terms the role of women in combat. She shines both as scholar and as journalist, and her account of how women have earned the right to be treated as "members of the first team rather than as a protected subclass" is eloquent, inspiring and richly informative. Director of Women in the Air Force (WAF) from 1965 to 1973, Holm was the first woman to attain two-star rank in the U.S. armed forces.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Updated through Desert Storm, this revision of Holm's comprehensive history of women in the U.S. armed forces (originally reviewed in LJ 10/1/82) exemplifies advocacy scholarship at its best. Holm, a retired major general and former director of the WAF, marshals an impressive body of evidence to support her contention that the increasing number of women in uniform since the 1960s has diminished neither the American military's operational readiness nor its combat effectiveness. Holm concludes that the United States will be best served by gender-neutral policies matching individual talents with necessary jobs--including combat assignments. Though her case for the entirely artificial nature of gender-based restrictions on women's military roles is less than convincingly demonstrated by the limited evidence from the Gulf War that forms the core of her argument, this updated work makes a major intellectual contribution to a major national debate. This is recommended for all collections.
- D.E. Showalter, U.S. Air Force Acad., Colorado Springs
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Presidio Press; Revised, Subsequent edition (June 1, 1992)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 560 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0891414509
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0891414506
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.19 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 2 x 9.5 inches

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georgiegirl

A very special woman

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2012

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I am a Vietnam Era Vet, and so I'm quite aware of Jeanne Holm and all she did for the Air Force. Even though I had my 'problems' while in the service, I never had anything but respect for her and all that she had accomplished. I read that she had died and saw that she had written a book and had to purchase it immediately. I'm thrilled with it.

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pat larson

Well done!

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2021

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Good ideas for going forward.

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Longrifle

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2018

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Great book written by USAF's first woman general officer!

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UH60Girl

very good and informational

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016

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I read this book for school, very good and informational.

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Tanna McGruddy

Good overall

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2013

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I was disappointed that Holm did not cite all of her sources, but only gave a selected bibliography at the end. However, for an inside and thorough look at women in the military she provided an excellent reference book.

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stitchjunkie

Excellent look into the growth of women in the military.

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2020

I am Vietnam Era & Desert Storm retired veteran. I was honored to meet the author while I was in basic training. I have this book from the early 70s and it is very well done. I definitely will get the revised version. I can attest to some of the challenges during early years of women in the military she mentioned in the book and can also be proud of the history as well.

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Rachel

Truly wonderful book.

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2010

I'm going to keep this short:

I read this book when I was 16 years old and it changed my life and the way that I saw myself. I am forever grateful that this book was written and that I found it.

This book has many facts in it that it appears that many are still unable to accept. It's sad, considering our long history in the military and the number of times that we've proven ourselves that so many still think us incapable.

If you haven't read this book, I highly recommend it.

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GMB

From a Air Force Airmans point of view.

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2001

I first purchased this book when I was serving in the Air Force overseas. I found it to be a clear and accurate account of what it is like to be a woman in the military. I was profoundly grateful that I was serving in a time where it was mainly whether or not I had the physical and mental qualifications to perform the job I was doing. I was (and in some ways still are) a avionics specialist, a job where I had to be tops in electronics yets still be able to lift avionics parts that weighed over 50 lbs over my head. I salute the women that came before me, paving the way, making advances so that I would consider it a matter of fact that I would be judged by my learned behaviors and not my sex. I think that if someone can do the job, physically and mentally, it should be allowed to them. It is sad to say that I still encountered those "women should be at home and not mucking about" in and out of the military but they did not bother me much, I set them straight using info from this book and my own personal experiance. This is a must read for any woman who wants to experiance our lives and way to push for true equality, judged only on capability and not blind religious dogma. Thank you General Holm (Ret.).

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