Night Witches at War: The Soviet Women Pilots of World War II (Amazing World War II Stories)

by Bruce Berglund (Author) Trevor Goring (Illustrator)

Flying combat missions in wartime is always dangerous. But imagine doing so in a slow, rickety biplane, at night, with no lights or navigational equipment of any kind. Sound impossible? It wasn't for the Soviet Night Witches. This unit of incredibly brave women flew hundreds of missions to attack German forces on the front lines during World War II. Learn all about these brave women and how their skill and courage in battle helped defeat the Nazis to win the war.
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Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781543575507
Lexile Measure
650
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication date
August 20, 2019
Series
Amazing World War II Stories
BISAC categories
JNF025070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Europe
JNF025130 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars
JNF023000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women
JNF062020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | History
Library of Congress categories
History
Women
World War, 1939-1945
Soviet Union
Women air pilots
Bombers
Aerial operations
Bomber pilots
Aerial operations, Soviet
Night flying

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