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A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War II
Anne Noggle
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Description for A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War II
paperback. The world's first women combat pilots were members of the Soviet Army Air Force. Here they speak openly of their experiences and their courageous efforts to show the Red Army that they were adequate to the great role they sought, grappling with deep distrust from male pilots and officers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 197 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTD; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
The world's first women combat pilots were members of the Soviet Army Air Force, flying fighters and bomber aircraft opposite the Luftwaffe. 30 women flyers received Hero of the Soviet Union awards, one of that nation's highest honours. During three visits to Moscow during and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Noggle interviewed more than 70 of these veteran pilots. Freed by ""glasnost"" to speak openly of their experiences, they told of flying flimsy aircraft and watching many of their friends - as well as foes - fall to earth in flames. But equally courageous were the women's efforts ... Read more
The world's first women combat pilots were members of the Soviet Army Air Force, flying fighters and bomber aircraft opposite the Luftwaffe. 30 women flyers received Hero of the Soviet Union awards, one of that nation's highest honours. During three visits to Moscow during and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Noggle interviewed more than 70 of these veteran pilots. Freed by ""glasnost"" to speak openly of their experiences, they told of flying flimsy aircraft and watching many of their friends - as well as foes - fall to earth in flames. But equally courageous were the women's efforts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585441778
SKU
V9781585441778
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Reviews for A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War II
... the compelling narratives in A Dance with Death are equally valuable as history and as testimony to the extraordinary performance of women under the greatest stress imaginable. - New York Times Book Review