‘Fascinating’ BBC History Magazine

‘An important contribution to the field of military history’ The Times

‘Brilliant, perspective-shattering’ Bookseller

‘Outstanding . . . hard-hitting and evidence-based’ Wavell Reviews

From Boudica to Ukraine, battlefields have always included a remarkable number of women. Forgotten Warriors retells the long history of women who fought, exploring how war became a male domain and analyzing why women were allowed to become astronauts a full thirty years before they were permitted to engage in combat.

From the Minos, the female army that protected Dahomey from the West for two hundred years, to the Night Witches, the Soviet pilots who destroyed the Nazis; from the true story of Joan of Arc to soldiers who dressed as women, who were so convincing that the men around them never realized who they were fighting alongside, Sarah Percy sheds new light on the history of war.

Against the backdrop of sieges and desperate battles, uprisings, and civil wars, a series of remarkable women come to life on the pages, determined not to be passive victims. Every country has the grave of the unknown warrior, choosing an anonymous body to represent the sacrifices of thousands of others. As Forgotten Warriors shows, these overlooked soldiers might be women. Their heroic and harrowing stories need to be heard.

Pages: 416, Year of Publication: 0622, Dimensions: 15.2x15.2cm