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The Soviet night witches : brave women bomber pilots of World War II
Publication Information
North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint [2017]
Physical Description
32 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Series
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.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Soviet > Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Women > Soviet Union > Juvenile literature.
- Bomber pilots > Soviet Union > History > Juvenile literature.
- Women air pilots > Soviet Union > History > Juvenile literature.
- Night flying > Soviet Union > History > Juvenile literature.
- Soviet Union. Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily > Juvenile literature.