Soviet Airwomen of the Great Patriotic War narrates the incredible, first hand stories from Soviet Russia’s young women aviators in what they themselves called the «The Great Patriotic War».
From the creation of the first all-women fighter squadron by Marina Raskova to detailed biographies of the enigmatic Lidya Litvyak and the celebrated flying ace Katya Budanova, this book focuses on a fascinating subject, seldom covered in the Western world.