Monday, May 05, 2014

The White Rose of Stalingrad, Bill Yenne.

The White Rose of Stalingrad, Bill Yenne.
Fascinating biography of Lidiya Vladimirovona Litvyak, the highest scoring female fighter ace of all time, looking at her life and aviation career, the wider history of female aviation in the Soviet Union and the impact on her of the turbulent history of the Soviet Union (her father was killed in Stalin's purges).
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