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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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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch 940.544947092 Litvy-Y 31681002672855 NONFIC Checked out 10/01/2025

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300 . ‡a319 p., [16] p. of plates : ‡bill., maps ; ‡c24 cm.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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