The “Women for Victory” series by Katy Endruschat Goebel provides a thorough and authoritative reference for American servicewomen’s history and uniforms of World War II. This complete and unparalleled source is designed for scholars of women’s or military history, veterans, collectors, re-enactors and others interested in the history and dress of these women on active military service for the United States in that conflict.

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Illustrated historical background information	.. ..	Volume One  records the two oldest female military components of the armed forces of the United States: the Army Nurse Corps and the Navy Nurse Corps.  In addition, the book covers two lesser known groups of female service personnel militarized for medical purposes during the war: the Army Hospital Dietitians and Army Physical Therapists.	....	Full length studies of uniforms
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Front and back views of uniforms		Carefully researched historical background information about the female wartime services is combined with comprehensive documentation of their distinctive uniforms.  Color photographs of original clothing and accessory artifacts, modeled in full-length studies and supported by many close-up views, show various uniforms and insignia in detail.		Close-up views  of uniforms
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Footwear and accessory artifacts		Furthermore, the text and color photographic portions are supplemented by original wartime photographs, many previously unpublished, as well as documents, tables and drawings.  The first volume of the Women for Victory book series contains over 1200 personal and archival illustrations on 360 pages to supplement the wealth of facts and statistics about the organizations being described.		Cloth sample picture gallery