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02315aam a2200421 i 4500 001 65476BE691E611EB93ECBDD551ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210331010017 008 200309t20202019nyuab j b 001 0deng d 020 $a 0062453033 020 $a 9780062453037 040 $a MnBnMLM $b eng $c MnBnMLM $d MnBnMLM $e rda $d SILO 043 $a e-ur--- 082 04 $2 23 $a 940.54/4/947 100 1 $a Wein, Elizabeth $e author. 245 12 $a A thousand sisters $b the heroic airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II $c Elizabeth Wein. 246 30 $a Heroic airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II 250 $a First paperback edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY $b Balzer + Bray $c 2020. 300 $a 388 pages $b illustrations, map $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Battle cry : a prologue -- The future war -- The great patriotic war : the first year : 1941-1942 -- The great patriotic war : the second year : 1942-1943 -- The great patriotic war : the third and fourth years : 1943-1945 -- After the war. 510 3 $a Booklist $b 12/1/2018 510 3 $a Horn Book Guide $b 10/2019 510 3 $a Kirkus Review $b 11/15/2018 510 3 $a Publishers Weekly $b 11/19/2018 510 3 $a School Library Journal $b 12/2018 520 $a Details the experiences of female Soviet combat pilots in World War II--the only women to serve in this capacity on either side. Led by Marina Raskova, three regiments of all-women flight teams suffered casualties of war along with discrimination on the ground, to make significant contributions to the war effort. Includes black-and-white photographs and extensive sidebars that place these pilots within the larger context of the Russian war effort and socio-political landscape. 521 2 $a 8-12. 650 7 $2 sears $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations $z Russia. 650 7 $2 sears $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Women $z Russia. 650 7 $2 sears $a Women air pilots $v Biography. $z Russia 650 7 $2 sears $a Women $v Biography. 651 7 $2 sears $a Russia $x History $y 1925-1953. 856 42 $3 View cover image provided by Mackin $u https://search.mackin.com/book-pic?isbn=9780062453037 941 $a 1 952 $l NPSX771 $d 20220129010647.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=65476BE691E611EB93ECBDD551ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search