Night Witches: The Untold Story of Soviet Women in Combat

viii, 278 pp. Includes black-and-white photographs. "In 1941, as Nazi hordes swept east into the Soviet Union, a desperate call went out for women to join the Russian air force. The result—three entire regiments of women pilots and bombers—was a phenomenon unmatched in World II. Through interviews with these courageous pilots, the author uncovers their story." "In 1941 as the Nazi hordes swept eastward into the Soviet Union, the desperate call went out for women to join the Russian air force. Women responded and flew incessant bombing runs; the Germans, who came to dread them, called them 'night witches'." KEYWORDS: SECOND WORLD WAR TWO WWII WW2 MILITARY HISTORY EUROPE EUROPEAN BRUCE MYLES NIGHT WITCHES UNTOLD STORY OF SOVIET UNION WOMEN IN COMBAT TRANSPORTATION AVIATION WOMEN'S STUDIES RUSSIA RUSSIAN