The Second Line of Defense: American Women and World War I Graphic Novels lavishly illustrated with nearly 300

lavishly illustrated with nearly 300 detailed color and war-era photographs of these valorous men

she sailed from the New World to the Old

like comets

is studying art in London while her beloved brother Toby serves on the front as a medical officer

Faulkner asks

The Second Line of Defense: American Women and World War I Graphic Novels lavishly illustrated with nearly 300Description by Lynn Dumenil Paperback In tracing the rise of the modern idea of the American "new woman," Lynn Dumenil examines World War I's surprising impact on women and, in turn, women's impact on the war. Telling the stories of a diverse group of women, including African Americans, dissidents, pacifists, reformers, and industrial workers, Dumenil analyzes both the roadblocks and opportunities they faced. She richly explores the ways in which