Night Witches : The Amazing Story of Russia's Women Pilots in WWII

Bruce Myles
Chicago Review Press
9780897332880
0-89733-288-1

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.

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unmatched in World II. Through interviews with these courageous pilots, the author uncovers their story. Soon to be a major motion picture.