<DIV>In their efforts to utilize their medical skills and training in the service of their country, women physicians fought not one but two male-dominated professional hierarchies: the medical and the military establishments. In the process, they also contended with powerful social pressures and constraints.<BR><br> Throughout <i>Women Doctors in War</i>, the authors focus on the medical careers, aspirations, and struggles of individual women, using personal stories to illustrate the unique professional and personal challenges female military physicians have faced.<br><br> Military and medical historians and scholars in women's studies will discover a wealth of new information in <I>Women Doctors in War</I>.<BR><br>  </div>