BEYOND THE BAND OF BROTHERS

Women can't fight. This assumption lies at the heart of the combat exclusion, a policy that was fiercely defended as essential to na tional security, despite evidence that women have been contributing to hostile operations now and throughout history. This book exam ines the role of women in the US military and the key arguments used to justify the combat exclusion, in the light of the decision t o reverse the policy in 2013. Megan MacKenzie considers the historic role of the combat exclusion in shaping American military ident ity and ...[Read more]