A thousand sisters : the heroic airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II
(2019)
By:
Wein, Elizabeth
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
Y/940.544/WEIN,E
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
388 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780062453013, 0062453017
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Battle cry: a prologue -- The future war -- The great patriotic war: the first year: 1941-1942 -- The great patriotic war: the second year: 1942-1943 -- The great patriotic war: the third and fourth years: 1943-1945 -- After the war
Documents the contributions of Soviet airwomen during World War II, examining the formation, obstacles, missions, and legacy of Russia's female combat pilot regiments