{"product_id":"9781837052530","title":"Why Women Fight","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Victoria Preston\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMilitary history | Gender studies: women | Warfare \u0026amp; defence\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e July 2026 by The History Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 20 Illustrations, black and white \u003cbr\u003e164mm x 243mm x 25mm | 444g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do women fight in wars? The short answer is simply that women, like men, fight because they must. The longer answer is inevitably more complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Women Fight is a look into what drives women to take up arms, examining these reasons through the lives of individuals on the front lines. Busting the myth that female soldiers are a manifestation of modernity, it begins with Semiramis, a former milkmaid attributed with expanding the Babylonian empire, and concludes with Tatyana, a former shop assistant who went on to command a Ukrainian battalion of a thousand men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncorporating extraordinary interviews with resistance fighters, illegal paramilitaries, conscripts and regular volunteers, Victoria Preston explores some of the reasons why throughout history women have joined the fray.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57257207300471,"sku":"9781837052530","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781837052530.jpg?v=1783071791","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781837052530","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}