| Description |
1 online resource (388 pages) : illustrations |
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text file rda |
| Contents |
Battle cry: a prologue -- The future war -- The great patriotic war: the first year: 1941-1942 -- The great patriotic war: the second year: 1942-1943 -- The great patriotic war: the third and fourth years: 1943-1945 -- After the war. |
| Summary |
Documents the contributions of Soviet airwomen during World War II, examining the formation, obstacles, missions, and legacy of Russia's female combat pilot regiments. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader UG 8.1 14 14 512160 |
| Summary |
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 pressure and obstacles both in the sky and on the ground. Some of these young women perished in flames. Many of them were in their teens when they went to war. This is the story of Raskova's three regiments, women who enlisted and were deployed on the front lines of battle as navigators, pilots, and mechanics. It is the story of a thousand young women who wanted to take flight to defend their country, and the woman who brought them together in the sky. Packed with black-and-white photographs, fascinating sidebars, and thoroughly researched details, A Thousand Sisters is the inspiring true story of a group of women who set out to change the world, and the sisterhood they formed even amid the destruction of war. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-368) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Soviet -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
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Women air pilots -- Soviet Union -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Air pilots, Military -- Soviet Union -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Soviet.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
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Air pilots, Military.
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Women -- Biography.
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Soviet Union -- History -- 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
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Soviet Union -- History -- 1939-1945.
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| Genre |
Young adult nonfiction.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Wein, Elizabeth. Thousand sisters New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] 9780062453013 (DLC) 2018410409 (OCoLC)1032588462 |
| ISBN |
9780062453044 |
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0062453041 |
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