The White Rose of Stalingrad : the real-life adventure of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak, the highest scoring female air ace of all time
Yenne, Bill, 1949-2013
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Of all the major air forces that were engaged in World War Two, only the Red Air Force had units comprised specifically of women. This title tells the story of pilot, Lidiya Vladimirovna 'Lilya' Litvyak. She shot down five German aircraft over the Stalingrad Front, and thus became history's first female ace.
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Author:
Yenne, Bill, 1949-, author
Publisher:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2013.
Collation:
319 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781849088107 (hbk)1849088101
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
601405
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