Intrepid Women: Cantinières and Vivandières of the French Army

Intrepid Women: Cantinières and Vivandières of the French Army
ISBN-10
025335451X
ISBN-13
9780253354518
Category
History
Pages
313
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Author
Thomas Cardoza

Description

"Based on previously unpublished French archival records as well as published primary sources from France, its enemies, and its allies from the early 1700s until the Great War, Intrepid women is the first serious ... study of a previously ignored aspect women's and military history. Thomas Cardoza shows that these women were far more numerous and far more important to French logistics and morale than previously recognized, and suggests that their suppression was both premature and ultimately counterproductive. He also paints ... a complete picture of these women's daily lives: social origins, recruitment, business dealings, behavior on the battlefield, marriage and family life, retirement, and death"--Jacket.

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