Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II is a groundbreaking narrative history by Lena S. Andrews, a military analyst and Associate Research Professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy. A national bestseller and Goodreads Choice Awards finalist, this hardcover book tells the definitive story of the 350,000 American women who served in uniform during World War II.

These servicewomen served in every branch of the military, in every combat theater, and in nearly two-thirds of available military occupations. They worked as pilots, codebreakers, ordnance experts, gunnery instructors, metalsmiths, chemists, translators, parachute riggers, truck drivers, radarmen, and pigeon trainers. They were directly involved in pivotal moments of the war, from the D-Day landings to the peace negotiations in Paris, and many gave their lives and received the nation's highest honors.

Drawing on new archival research, firsthand interviews with surviving veterans, and Andrews's deep professional background in military history and intelligence analysis, the book corrects the historical record and brings these overlooked heroes out of obscurity. Published by HarperCollins, it has received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness. Andrews holds a Ph.D. in political science from MIT and previously served as a military analyst at the CIA.