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Book

The Soviet night witches : brave women bomber pilots of World War II

Call Number

  • J 940.544 DELL (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint [2017]

Physical Description

32 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Summary

The Soviet Night Witches flew over 30,000 missions in planes made of almost nothing more than plywood and canvas. Learn more about the origin of the Night Witches and the amazing women who flew these missions and were indispensable to the war effort in WWII.

Contents

  • Silent and deadly
  • Women on a mission
  • Risky rides
  • Dancing with death
  • Heroines of war
  • Not forgotten.

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