When Janey Comes Marching Home

“Readers may be tempted to deify these women for their contributions to the continuing struggle for female equality, but their unflinching accounts unfold to a tangible and poignant humanity.” — Library Journal

“Candid and touching, with resonant photographs from Pflaeging, these brief narratives give voice to a too-often-overlooked aspect of female American experience.” — Publishers Weekly

“[A] wonderful volume. . . . A fitting testament and tribute to our country’s uniformed . . . heroines.” — America

“This collection of images and stories of female veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan gets to the heart of issues such as loss, camaraderie, and conflict, as well as motherhood, marriage, and sexism.” — Military Officer

“Browder has compiled an eloquent documentary on the printed page from women whose views vary widely — and a tribute to and appreciation of their daily lives in war zones.” — News Review

“[This] book is essential both for serious scholars of the current conflict and for historians of gender relations in American society” — Army History

“Respectful but unflinching, these arresting images and stories of women veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have the power to stop us in our tracks and transform how we think about the American way of war. As fellow citizens like these return for third, fourth, and fifth tours of duty, this important documentary can help us muster the empathy to make their lives a part of our daily consciousness.” — Christian G. Appy, author of Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides