A thousand sisters : the heroic airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Port Angeles - YA Non-Fic
YA 940.5449 WEIN
1 available
YA 940.5449 WEIN
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Port Angeles - YA Non-Fic | YA 940.5449 WEIN | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Air pilots, Military -- Soviet Union -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots, Military.
Soviet Union -- History -- 1939-1945
Soviet Union -- History -- 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
Soviet Union -- History.
Women -- Biography.
Women -- Biography.
Women air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots -- Soviet Union -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Soviet -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Soviet.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945.
Young adult literature.
Air pilots, Military.
Soviet Union -- History -- 1939-1945
Soviet Union -- History -- 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
Soviet Union -- History.
Women -- Biography.
Women -- Biography.
Women air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots -- Soviet Union -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Soviet -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Soviet.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945.
Young adult literature.
More Details
Published
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
388 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.1, 14 Points
Level 8.1, 14 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-368) and index.
Description
In the early years of World War II, Josef Stalin issued an order that made the Soviet Union the first country in the world to allow female pilots to fly in combat. Led by Marina Raskova, these three regiments, including the 588th Night Bomber Regiment -- nicknamed the "night witches" -- faced intense pressure and obstacles both in the sky and on the ground. Some of these young women perished in flames. Many of them were in their teens when they went to war. This is the story of Raskova's three regiments, women who enlisted and were deployed on the front lines of battle as navigators, pilots, and mechanics. It is the story of a thousand young women who wanted to take flight to defend their country, and the woman who brought them together in the sky. Packed with black-and-white photographs, fascinating sidebars, and thoroughly researched details, A Thousand Sisters is the inspiring true story of a group of women who set out to change the world, and the sisterhood they formed even amid the destruction of war.