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A thousand sisters : the heroic airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II Cover Image Book Book

A thousand sisters : the heroic airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II / Elizabeth Wein.

Wein, Elizabeth, (author.).

Summary:

Documents the contributions of Soviet airwomen during World War II, examining the formation, obstacles, missions, and legacy of Russia's female combat pilot regiments.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062453013
  • ISBN: 0062453017
  • Physical Description: 388 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-368) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Battle cry: a prologue -- The future war -- The great patriotic war: the first year: 1941-1942 -- The great patriotic war: the second year: 1942-1943 -- The great patriotic war: the third and fourth years: 1943-1945 -- After the war.

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Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Soviet > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female > Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots > Soviet Union > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Air pilots, Military > Soviet Union > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Soviet Union > History > 1939-1945 > Juvenile literature.
Women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Young adult nonfiction.
Biographies.

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Union Township Branch YA 940.54 WEI (Text) 35406424046967 Young Adult Available -

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