Campfollowing

"Campfollowers" themselves, the authors of this volume have collected published and unpublished memoirs, diaries, and letters, and have conducted personal interviews to present a comprehensive history of the military wife from the Revolutionary War through the post-Vietnam years. Resiliance and flexibility, loneliness and community, and danger and loyalty are all components of the life of a military wife and are reflected in these pages which chronicle both the hardships and the rewards known to this sisterhood. Second in line to her husband's career and often the object of indifference from the military establishment, these women demonstrate the strength of their unique commitment and together their stories become an adventure with all its joys and perils.