It is the story of a thousand young women who wanted to take flight to defend their country, and the woman who brought them together in the sky. This is the story of Raskova's three regiments, women who enlisted and were deployed on the front lines of battle as navigators, pilots, and mechanics. Many of them were in their teens when they went to war. Some of these young women perished in flames. Led by Marina Raskova, these three regiments, including the 588 th Night Bomber Regiment - nicknamed the "night witches" - faced intense pressure and obstacles both in the sky and on the ground. Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist! The gripping true story of the only women to fly in combat in World War II - from Elizabeth Wein, award-winning author of Code Name Verity In the early years of World War II, Josef Stalin issued an order that made the Soviet Union the first country in the world to allow female pilots to fly in combat.
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