“Even those already familiar with military history will enjoy learning the details and politics behind the formation of female units. . . . This book should be required reading for women in the military and those who seek to understand them.”—Megan Moyette, Army History
"From every major U.S. war, the stories both awe and inspire."—Captain Bill Bray, Proceedings
"This rich anthology of women's military stories is ripe with the history of female contributions to U.S. conflicts. . . . Enthusiastically recommended for all collections."—Mattie Cook, Library Journal starred review
" A useful introduction to the role of American women in war."—A. A. Nofi, Strategy Page
"Bell and Crow have done a service by amplifying the important voices in this collection."—Publishers Weekly
"While women have historically been a very small proportion of the American military, this book is still an important work that required a major undertaking given the challenges of finding women's voices from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in particular, as well as some periods in the twentieth."—Tanya L. Roth, H-Diplo
"Observing that “too often women were viewed as incidental,” Jerri Bell, retired naval officer and managing editor of O-Dark Thirty, and Tracy Crow, a former Marine Corp Officer, endeavored through this anthology to highlight the service of women in the military conflicts in which the United States has engaged from the American Revolution to Operation Iraqi Freedom."—John R. Burch Jr., American Reference Books Annual
“It’s My Country Too presents essential research and up heaves women’s history of gallantry that’s been obscured and overlooked. . . . These accounts deserve integration into our national narrative.”—Amy Lou Jenkins, Consequence Magazine
“Brings to light many unknown and underappreciated tales of valor and service.”—Military Heritage
"The breadth and depth of the stories the editors included is remarkable."—Eric Chandler, Wrath-Bearing Tree
“This compendium of women’s bravery and accomplishments is a compelling read of firsthand accounts in U.S. military conflicts. No American woman should raise her right hand and swear to ‘support and defend’ without these haunting voices urging her to walk the trail where few have gone. Every American history syllabus should include this book as a requirement. A true inspiration!”—Maj. Gen. Dee Ann McWilliams, U.S. Army (Ret.), president of Women in Military Service for America
“Jerri Bell and Tracy Crow have done a great literary service with this book—for too long, the courage and gallantry of American women on the battlefield has gone unnoticed. This is vital, superb reading.”—Matt Gallagher, author of Youngblood
“This meticulously researched book . . . allows women to speak for themselves about their experiences in American military service. It echoes with voices of many thousands of their sisters in arms.”—Margaret Vining, curator of Armed Forces History for the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
