Night Witches

The Untold Story of Soviet Women in Combat

• Author(s): Bruce Myles,
• Publisher: Academy Chicago
• Pages: 272
• ISBN_10: 0897332881
  ISBN_13: 9780897332880
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Fiction / General , History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General , History / Military / Aviation & Space , History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / Eastern Front , History / Russia / General , Social Science / Women's Studies , Technology & Engineering / Aeronautics & Astronautics , Transportation / Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction ,

Description:... In 1941, as Nazi hordes swept east into the Soviet Union, a desperte call went out for women to join the Russian air force. The result--three entire regiments of women pilots and bombers--was a phenomenon unmatched in World II. Through interviews with these courageous pilots, the author uncovers their story. Soon to be a major motion picture.