Women in Combat
![]() 192 pp., 6 x 9 Paperback ISBN: 9780878408634 (0878408630) August 2001 LC: 2001023269 Controversies in Public Policy series EXPLORE THIS TITLE DescriptionTable of Contents Reviews |
Women in Combat
Civic Duty or Military Liability?
Lorry M. Fenner and Marie E. deYoung
Chosen as a 2001 Outstanding Title for Public and Secondary School Libraries by the American Association of School Librarians
Women have been actively involved the United States military for more than fifty years, but the ban on their participation in combat remains a hotly debated issue. In this provocative book Lorry M. Fenner, an active-duty Air Force intelligence officer, calls for opening all aspects of military service to women. Marie deYoung, a former Army chaplain, argues that keeping women out of combat is in the best interests of both sexes and crucial to the effectiveness of the military as a whole. Lorry M. Fenner is a colonel (select) in the U.S. Air Force and the deputy commander of the 694th Intelligence Group. Marie deYoung, the director of the Newman Catholic Center at Northeast Missouri State University, has served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army. The author of This Woman's Army: The Dynamics of Sex and Violence in the Military (Hellgate Press, 2000), she is currently researching issues surrounding education and the military. Rita Simon, Series Editor
Reviews
"The book provides an exhaustive debate on both sides of this argument and asks hard questions on everything from lowering military physical fitness standards to the psychological impact of women killed or hurt in combat. . . . Read this excellent volume and draw your own conclusions."—Terrorism and Political Violence "This is an extremely thoughtful as well as thought-provoking presentation of contrasting views on a subject of critical importance to the future of the United States defense policy. It is certain to provoke both reflection and controversy."—Gerhard L. Weinberg, emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Women in Combat offers an impassioned and stimulating debate significant to all of us."—Gerald F. Linderman, professor emeritus of history, University of Michigan "Informed and passionate, Lieutenant Colonel Fenner and Captain deYoung argue opposing views, forcing the attentive reader to confront the tough question: If women are vital to the American military, why exclude them from combat?"—John Shy, professor emeritus of history, University of Michigan "Both positions are presented with a moral intensity and an intellectual force that makes Women in Combat a model for disputations on public issues."—Dennis Showalter, Colorado College Table of Contents Series Editor's Preface Rita J. Simon Part One Moving Targets: Women's Roles in the U.S. Military in the 21st Century Lorry M. Fenner Selected Bibliography Part Two A Feminist Analysis in Support of the U.S. Army Ground Combat Exclusion for Women Marie E. deYoung References Part Three Reflections Response to deYoung Lorry M. Fenner Response to Fenner Marie E. deYoung Index |