Defending the Motherland
the Soviet women who fought Hitler's aces
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Author
Contributions
- Beevor, Antony, 1946- writer of introduction - Contributor
- Tait, A. L., translator - Contributor
Publication
2018 - , New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
88,750 words, Guess
Page Count
355 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101681440121
- ISBN-139781681440125
- AmazonB077D517JV
- Library of Congress Control Number2017045306
- OCLC Control Number1025364594
and 2 more
- Better World Books9781681440125
- Open LibraryOL26953434M
Classifications
- DDC940.54/494709252
- LCCD795.S65 V56 2018
Description
"Plucked from every background and led by an NKVD major, the new recruits who boarded a train in Moscow on October 16, 941 to go to war had much in common with millions of others across the world. What made the members of the 586th Fighter Regiment, the 587th Heavy-Bomber Regiment, and the 588th Regiment of Light Night-Bombers unique was their gender: the Soviet Union was creating the first all-female active combat units in modern history. Drawing on original interviews with surviving airwomen, Lyuba Vinogradova weaves together the untold stories of the female Soviet fighter pilots of the Second World War. From that first train journey to the last tragic disappearance, Vinogradova's panoramic account of these women's lives follows them from society balls to unmarked graves, from landmark victories to the horrors of Stalingrad. Battling not just fearsome aces of the Luftwaffe but also patronizing prejudice from their own leaders, women such as Lilya Litvyak and Ekaterina Budanova are brought to life by the diaries and recollections of those who knew them, and who watched them live, love, fight, and dies"--Dust jacket.
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