In “Forgotten Warriors: The Long History of Women in Combat,” Sarah Percy tells us that, from the Middle Ages to the end of the 19th century, women were to be found in considerable numbers on ...

University of Queensland associate professor Sarah Percy, an expert in women in combat, wants to correct the historical record. "Women are absolutely part of this," she tells ABC RN's Big Ideas.

The stern philosophical and moral structure that Percy builds upon is the greater history of women’s capability – capability for an individual to choose what to do in life. The ability to choose means ...

Percy (Mercenaries), a professor of international relations at the University of Queensland, surveys in this colorful account women who served on the battlefield. Among her subjects are all-female ...

Photo / Getty Images Forgotten Warriors: A History of Women on the Front Line, by Sarah Percy (John Murray, $39.99) After their country was invaded by Russia in 2014, the Ukrainian government ...

Sarah Percy is an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland and has published widely on pirates. Her research was featured in the production notes for the 2013 film, Captain Phillips.