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Wings, Women, and War: Soviet Airwomen in World War II

The Soviet Union was the first nation to allow women pilots to fly combat missions. During World War II the Red Air Force formed three all-female units — grouped into separate fighter, dive bomber, and night bomber regiments — while also recruiting other women to fly with mostly male units. Their amazing story, fully recounted for the first time by Reina Pennington, honors a group of fearless and determined women whose exploits have not yet received the recognition they deserve.

These regiments flew a combined total of more than 30,000 combat sorties, produced at least thirty Heroes of the Soviet Union, and included at least two fighter aces. Among their ranks were the daredevil "night witches" who flew ramshackle biplanes on nocturnal bombing missions over German frontlines. Deftly mixing anecdote with analysis, Pennington's work should find a wide readership among scholars and buffs interested in the history of aviation, World War II, or the Russian military, as well as anyone concerned with the contentious debates surrounding military and combat service for women.

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Recommended Age Adults
Author Reina Pennington
ISBN 0700615547
Publication Date Jan 22, 2002
Publisher University Press of Kansas
Language English