The Warrior Queens: The Legends and the Lives of the Women Who Have Led Their Nations in War

Antonia Fraser
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In this panoramic work of history, Lady Antonia Fraser looks at women who led armies and empires: Cleopatra, Isabella of Spain, Jinga Mbandi, Margaret Thatcher, Zenobia, and Indira Gandhi, among others.
Genres: HistoryNonfictionBiographyFeminismHistoricalWomensRoyaltyEuropean HistoryWarMedieval
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