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The white rose of Stalingrad : the real-life adventure of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak, the hightest scoring female air ace of all time  Cover Image Book Book

The white rose of Stalingrad : the real-life adventure of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak, the hightest scoring female air ace of all time / Bill Yenne.

Yenne, Bill, 1949- (Author).

Summary:

Of all the major air forces that were engaged in the war, only the Red Air Force had units comprised specifically of women. Initially the Red Air Force maintained an all-male policy among its combat pilots. However, as the apparently invincible German juggernaut sliced through Soviet defenses, the Red Air Force began to rethink its ban on women.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781849088107 (hc) :
  • Physical Description: 319 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Oxford, UK : Osprey Pub., c2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Litvyak, Lidiya Vladimirovna.
Air pilots, Military > Soviet Union > Biography.
Fighter pilots > Soviet Union > Biography.
Women air pilots > Soviet Union > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, Soviet.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Soviet.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Lakeshore Branch 940.544947092 Litvy-Y 31681002672855 NONFIC Available -

Bill Yenne is the author of more than three dozen nonfiction historical works, many of them concerning World War II aviation, and he was a contributor to encyclopedias of both world wars. His previous works on World War II air aces include his 2009 work Aces High, a dual biography of Richard Bong and Tommy McGuire (the top scoring American aces) and the earlier work, Aces: True Stories of Victory & Valor in the Skies of WWII. Yenne also has several published novels to his credit. Yenne is founder of AGS Book Works, and he is a member of the American Aviation Historical Society (AAHS), the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), and the American Book Producers Association (ABPA). He and his work have been featured in such media as Booklist, Library Journal, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The History Channel, and The National Geographic Channel. The author lives in San Francisco, CA.

Bill Yenne is the author of more than three dozen nonfiction historical works, many of them concerning World War II aviation, and he was a contributor to encyclopedias of both world wars. His previous works on World War II air aces include his 2009 work Aces High, a dual biography of Richard Bong and Tommy McGuire (the top scoring American aces) and the earlier work, Aces: True Stories of Victory & Valor in the Skies of WWII. Yenne also has several published novels to his credit. Yenne is founder of AGS Book Works, and he is a member of the American Aviation Historical Society (AAHS), the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), and the American Book Producers Association (ABPA). He and his work have been featured in such media as Booklist, Library Journal, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The History Channel, and The National Geographic Channel. The author lives in San Francisco, CA.


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