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

Wein, Elizabeth (author.).

Summary: In the early years of World War II, Josef Stalin issued an order that made the Soviet Union the first country in the world to allow female pilots to fly in combat. Led by Marina Raskova, these three regiments, including the 588th Night Bomber Regiment--nicknamed the "night witches"--faced intense pressure and obstacles both in the sky and on the ground. Some of these young women perished in flames. Many of them were in their teens when they went to war. This is the story of Raskova's three regiments, women who enlisted and were deployed on the front lines of battle as navigators, pilots, and mechanics. It is the story of a thousand young women who wanted to take flight to defend their country, and the woman who brought them together in the sky. Packed with black-and-white photographs, fascinating sidebars, and thoroughly researched details, A Thousand Sisters is the inspiring true story of a group of women who set out to change the world, and the sisterhood they formed even amid the destruction of war.

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

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-368) 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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Genre: Young adult literature.
Biographies.
Young adult nonfiction.
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Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library YA 940.54 WEI (Text) 37268003034436 AHMFL YA Nonfiction Available -
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Carbondale Public Library 940.5449 WEIN (Text) 50688010748946 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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