Adie, Kate.

Corsets to camouflage : women and war - London : Coronet, 2004. - x, 294 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 20 cm

Originally published: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is a study of the image of uniformed women, both in conflict and in civilian roles throughout the 20th century. Kate Adie looks at how far women have come in a century which, for them, began restricted in corsets and has ended on the battlefield in camouflage.

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1900-1999


Women and war.
Women--History--20th century.
Women.
Women and war.


History.

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