{"product_id":"9781837052530","title":"Why Women Fight : The Long History of Women in Combat by Preston, Victoria","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Preston, Victoria\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMilitary history\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 July 2026 by The History Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 20 Illustrations, black and white\u003cbr\u003e164 x 243 x 25 | 444g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58353837343101,"sku":"9781837052530","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9781837052530_bfb74dda-8c1a-49ff-9c5f-65db1404c5de.jpg?v=1783349206","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/es\/products\/9781837052530","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}