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A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II
By Wein, Elizabeth
- ISBN
- 9780062453013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray
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Reviewed on December 1, 2018 | Middle To High School
Gr 9 Up—From Wein, author of Code Name Verity, comes a nonfiction account of the women pilots of the Soviet Union. Starting prior to World War II, Wein describes how aviation became a hobby and passion for many young women in the Soviet Union. When World War II started, life under the Soviet system meant women could serve as pilots, theoretically equal to men, in the war effort. Wein provides a meticulously detailed account of Ma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
