A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II

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The gripping true story of the only women to fly in combat in World War II-from Elizabeth Wein, award-winning author ofCode Name Verity

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 588thNight Bomber Regiment-nicknamed the “night witches”-faced intense pressure and o...