MCU Journal special issue on gender integration and the military focuses on how the past century has demonstrated a clear history of crossing lines and breaking down barriers. With each advancement, women were told “no further.” And with each subsequent generation, women pushed the boundaries to do more—until there were no more boundaries. Women across the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and the world have their own experiences, their own stories to tell. Few know these stories, as the focus usually remains on one’s own Service or country. A gap exists in understanding how other militaries have (or have not) integrated women successfully. This special issue is intended to fill that gap and provide differing perspectives on how other militaries have dealt with gender integration.
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Marine Corps University Journal Fall 2018 (vol. 9, no. 2)
Marine Corps University Journal Spring 2018 (vol. 9, no. 1)
From the Editors 5
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
British and Soviet Women in the Military Campaign of 1939–45: 9
A Comparative Review
Nataliia Zalietok
“Things must be bad at the front”: 41
Women in the Soviet Military during WWII
Steven Merritt Miner, PhD
Rumors, Lies, and Fake Radio Broadcasts: 65
One Woman’s Pioneering Efforts in Psychological Warfare
Ann Todd
From WACs to Rangers: 78
Women in the U.S. Military since World War II
William A. Taylor
ON THE RADAR
The Observatory for Equality between Women and Men 102
in the Mexican Army and Air Force: Guardian of Gender Equality
María Concepción Márquez Sandoval, PhD
Gender Integration and Citizenship: 119
A Civil-Military Perspective
Bradford A. Wineman, PhD
Opening Marine Infantry to Women: A Civil-Military Crisis? 132
Rebecca Jensen
Guarding the Border, Crossing a Barrier: 156
Women Trooper Integration in the Israel Border Police, 1995–98
Shlomi Chetrit
REVIEW ESSAYS
What Should We Expect from the Women of ISIS? 178
David Malet
Reengineering Past and Present: 185
Lessons for the Opening Battles of a New Cold War
Martin Edwin Andersen
BOOK REVIEWS
Fighting for Credibility: US Reputation and International Relations 194
by Frank P. Harvey and John Mitton
Reviewed by Luke Griffith
Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot 196
in Iraq and Afghanistan by Amber Smith
Reviewed by Lawrence Provost
Dictators without Borders: Power and Money in Central Asia 199
by Alexander Cooley and John Heathershaw
Reviewed by Victoria Clement, PhD
Newsworthy: The Supreme Court Battle over Privacy and Press 201
Freedom by Samantha Barbas
Reviewed by Andrea C. Hatcher, PhD
Integrating the U.S. Military: Race, Gender, and Sexual 203
Orientation since World War II edited by Douglas Walter
Bristol Jr. and Heather Marie Stur
Reviewed by Lt Col Andrew H. Myers
Military members, leaders and recruiters across all Western military service branches, scholars in military history, political science, international relations, and national security, current/former military, military and government policymakers, military-focused committees, women currently serving in the military, should reference this important document about the challenges of mixed gender basic training in the U.S. Armed Forces. Plus, historians and students engaged in military and women's studies, as well as military enthusiasts, may want a copy of this publication.
