Night Witches: Russia's Women Pilots In Ww Ii

Night Witches is the untold story of Soviet women in combat. Christened by the Germans as the 'Night Witches' because of the havoc they wrought, these women belonged to the Russia's three all-female regiments: the 586th Fighter Regiment, the 587th Bomber Regiment, and the 588th Night Bomber Regiment. Written by Bruce Myles, BBC correspondent, pilot and author, has reconstructed much of their story from firsthand information by interviewing nearly twenty survivors and given access to their logs, diaries, journals, and photographs.