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A thousand sisters the heroic airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II /

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" -- fa...

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Main Author: Wein, Elizabeth,
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]
Physical Description: 388 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Also available in electronic format.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
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.
Children's literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots, Military -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945.
Air pilots, Military.
Women -- Biography.
Soviet Union -- History -- 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
Soviet Union -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Soviet Union -- History.
Young adult -- Nonfiction.

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