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- catalog abstract "In their own vivid words, the women members of the Soviet air force recount their dramatic efforts against the German forces in World War II. These brave women, the first ever to fly in combat, proved that women could be among the best of warriors, withstanding the rigors of combat and downing the enemy. The women who tell their stories here began the war mostly as inexperienced girls - many of them teenagers. In support of their homeland, they volunteered to serve as bomber and fighter pilots, navigator-bombardiers, gunners, and support crews. Flying against the Luftwaffe, they saw many of their friends - as well as many of their foes - fall to earth in flames. Their three combat Air Force regiments fought as many as one thousand missions during the war. For their heroism and success against the enemy, two of the women's regiments were honored by designation as "Guard" regiments. At least thirty women were decorated with the gold star of Hero of the Soviet Union, their nation's highest award. But equally courageous were the women's efforts to show the Red Army that they were entirely adequate to the great role they sought. For even though Stalin had decreed equality for both sexes, the women had to grapple initially with deep distrust from male pilots and Red Army officers, against whom they eventually prevailed. War, Stalin-era politics, and human emotion mix in these gripping, first-person accounts. Supported by photographs of the women at war, the stories are unforgettable. Portraits of the women as they are now taken by award-winning photographer Anne Noggle, add the perspective of time to the experiences of the survivors of this great dance with death.".
- catalog contributor b6621786.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "But equally courageous were the women's efforts to show the Red Army that they were entirely adequate to the great role they sought. For even though Stalin had decreed equality for both sexes, the women had to grapple initially with deep distrust from male pilots and Red Army officers, against whom they eventually prevailed.".
- catalog description "For their heroism and success against the enemy, two of the women's regiments were honored by designation as "Guard" regiments. At least thirty women were decorated with the gold star of Hero of the Soviet Union, their nation's highest award.".
- catalog description "In their own vivid words, the women members of the Soviet air force recount their dramatic efforts against the German forces in World War II. These brave women, the first ever to fly in combat, proved that women could be among the best of warriors, withstanding the rigors of combat and downing the enemy.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-14).".
- catalog description "Introduction / Christine A. White -- 1. Major Marina Raskova, 1912-43 -- 2. The 46th Guards Bomber Regiment -- 3. The 125th Guards Bomber Regiment -- 4. The 586th Fighter Regiment -- 5. Women Fliers in Male Regiments -- Portraits of Soviet Women Airforce Veterans, 1990-91 -- The Adventure of a Woman Airforce Service Pilot in Moscow.".
- catalog description "The women who tell their stories here began the war mostly as inexperienced girls - many of them teenagers. In support of their homeland, they volunteered to serve as bomber and fighter pilots, navigator-bombardiers, gunners, and support crews. Flying against the Luftwaffe, they saw many of their friends - as well as many of their foes - fall to earth in flames. Their three combat Air Force regiments fought as many as one thousand missions during the war.".
- catalog description "War, Stalin-era politics, and human emotion mix in these gripping, first-person accounts. Supported by photographs of the women at war, the stories are unforgettable. Portraits of the women as they are now taken by award-winning photographer Anne Noggle, add the perspective of time to the experiences of the survivors of this great dance with death.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 318 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Dance with death.".
- catalog identifier "089096601X".
- catalog identifier "0890966028 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Dance with death.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "College Station : Texas A&M University Press,".
- catalog relation "Dance with death.".
- catalog spatial "Soviet Union".
- catalog subject "940.54/4947 20".
- catalog subject "Air pilots, Military Soviet Union History.".
- catalog subject "D792.S65 N64 1994".
- catalog subject "Flight crews Soviet Union History.".
- catalog subject "Women Soviet Union History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Women Soviet Union History.".
- catalog subject "Women air pilots Soviet Union History.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, Soviet.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Participation, Female.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, Soviet.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction / Christine A. White -- 1. Major Marina Raskova, 1912-43 -- 2. The 46th Guards Bomber Regiment -- 3. The 125th Guards Bomber Regiment -- 4. The 586th Fighter Regiment -- 5. Women Fliers in Male Regiments -- Portraits of Soviet Women Airforce Veterans, 1990-91 -- The Adventure of a Woman Airforce Service Pilot in Moscow.".
- catalog title "A dance with death : Soviet airwomen in World War II / text and contemporary portraits by Anne Noggle ; introduction by Christine A. White.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Personal narratives Soviet. fast".
- catalog type "text".