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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

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.

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

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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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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch 940.544947092 Litvy-Y 31681002672855 NONFIC Available -

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