A thousand sisters : the heroic airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II
by Wein, Elizabeth (Author)
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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 pr... Full description