What effect did the two world wars have on the relations between women and men? Drawing on broad comparative material--from government policy to popular media, poetry and fiction, and personal letters--this book examines the redefinition of gender that occurred in many Western countries during both world wars.
"A major addition to the literature on gender relations and war."--Helena Lewis, Women's Review of Books
"One of the first, and certainly the most exciting, treatments of war as an event of gender politics."--Choice
"A substantial contribution to the...