Tonight We Fly! the Soviet Night Witches of WWII

Tonight We Fly! the Soviet Night Witches of WWII
ISBN-10
1543036678
ISBN-13
9781543036671
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2017-02-09
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Author
Claudia Hagen

Description

The Soviet Night Witches were the most extraordinary and historically significant female fighting forces during WWII. These young women became the first in the world to fly combat missions, the first "stealth Bombers" in the truest sense of the term, and some of the most feared pilots during the war. They relentlessly bombed and harassed German strongholds in the dark of night. The Germans despised them, placed bounties on them and called them Nachtexen, Night Witches. They were the most highly decorated regiment in the Soviet Air Force. AND, there was no witchcraft involved!