Crossed Currents, Navy Women in a Century of Change by J.Ebbert & M-B.Hall: 1999 Rev.Ed PB

Author: Jean Ebbert and Marie-Beth Hall

Publisher: Brassey's

Year published: 1999

Pagination: 411pp, in card cover, 32 b/w photos

Condition: ONS, Fine

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• Authors: Jean Ebbert and Marie-Beth Hall. [1]

• Subject: The history, struggles, and achievements of women in the United States Navy. [1, 2]

• Timeline: Spans from World War I (starting in 1917 with Yeoman Loretta Perfectus Walsh) through major milestones like the Gulf War and the 1991 Tailhook scandal. [1, 2]

• Core Theme: Explores the conflict and convergence between the Navy trying to retain traditional values while integrating women, and female servicemembers challenging assumptions to expand their opportunities

New from publisher. In the US Navy there are about 51,000 women including nurses, jet pilots, admirals, commanding officers of ships and aircraft squadrons, graduates and astronauts. They serve in every kind of unit and every theatre in which the Navy operates. This is their story from WWI to the Gulf, from nursing in the Pacific War to ship duty in Korea, from communications in Vietnam to helicopter rescue in Turkey, and from crewing an ammunition ship to flying an F-14.