Women, Armies, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe John A. Lynn II

Women, Armies, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe

Author: John A. Lynn II
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Women, Armies, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe
Author
John A. Lynn II
ISBN
9780521722377
Women, Armies, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe examines the important roles of women who campaigned with armies from 1500 to 1815. This included those notable female individuals who assumed male identities to serve in the ranks, but far more numerous and essential were the formidable women who, as women, marched in the train of armies. While some worked as full-time or part-time prostitutes, they more generally performed a variety of necessary gendered tasks, including laundering, sewing, cooking, and nursing. Early modern armies were always accompanied by women and regarded them as essential to the well-being of the troops. Lynn argues that, before 1650, women were also fundamental to armies because they were integral to the pillage economy that maintained troops in the field.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: John A. Lynn IIPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 09/01/2008ISBN: 9780521722377Pages: 252Weight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70dReview Citations: Choice 09/01/2009
Women, Armies, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe examines the important roles of women who campaigned with armies from 1500 to 1815. This included those notable female individuals who assumed male identities to serve in the ranks, but far more numerous and essential were the formidable women who, as women, marched in the train of armies. While some worked as full-time or part-time prostitutes, they more generally performed a variety of necessary gendered tasks, including laundering, sewing, cooking, and nursing. Early modern armies were always accompanied by women and regarded them as essential to the well-being of the troops. Lynn argues that, before 1650, women were also fundamental to armies because they were integral to the pillage economy that maintained troops in the field.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John A. Lynn II
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/01/2008
ISBN: 9780521722377
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Choice 09/01/2009
Women, Armies, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe examines the important roles of women who campaigned with armies from 1500 to 1815. This included those notable female individuals who assumed male identities to serve in the ranks, but far more numerous and essential were the formidable women who, as women, marched in the train of armies. While some worked as full-time or part-time prostitutes, they more generally performed a variety of necessary gendered tasks, including laundering, sewing, cooking, and nursing. Early modern armies were always accompanied by women and regarded them as essential to the well-being of the troops. Lynn argues that, before 1650, women were also fundamental to armies because they were integral to the pillage economy that maintained troops in the field.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John A. Lynn II
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/01/2008
ISBN: 9780521722377
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Choice 09/01/2009