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. Led by Marina Raskova, these three regiments, including the 588th Night Bomber Regiment-nicknamed the "night witches"-faced intense pressure and obstacles both in the sky and on the ground. Some of these young women perished in flames. Many of them were in their teens when they went to war.
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. 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.
Packed with black-and-white photographs, fascinating sidebars, and thoroughly researched details, A Thousand Sisters is the inspiring true story of a group of women who set out to change the world, and the sisterhood they formed even amid the destruction of war.
| ISBN: | 9780062453037 |
| Publication date: | 20th February 2020 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Wein |
| Publisher: | Balzer + Bray an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women Children’s / Teenage general interest: Transport and vehicles Children’s / Teenage general interest: Politics and government Children’s / Teenage general interest: Literature, books and writers Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Multicultural Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces |