Women At War DVD

Disc One - On The Battlefield: This tells the story of those women who have experienced battle at first hand. Occasionally forced to masquerade as men they fought in the conflicts which have shaped our world from the American and English Civil wars the Napoleonic battles and the two World Wars to Korea Vietnam and the Middle East. Whether a celebrated historical figure such as Boudicca or one of the many unsung fighters on the front line each of their sacrifices made them worthy heroines. Disc Two - Spies And Angels: This tells the story of those women who have... experienced battle at first hand. Occasionally forced to masquerade as men they fought in the conflicts which have shaped our world from the American and English Civil wars the Napoleonic battles and the two World Wars to Korea Vietnam and the Middle East. Whether a celebrated historical figure such as Boudicca or one of the many unsung fighters on the front line each of their sacrifices made them worthy heroines. Disc Three - Workers Unite: Since the horrors of tribal assault and massacre women have carved out an important wartime role often having to fight their own male establishment as well as the enemy to do so. More recently they have led protests against war. How successful have women been in destroying the 'no job for a woman' labels and how successful have they been in holding on to these roles when the guns fall silent? [show more]

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