In 1941 as the Nazi hordes swept eastward into the Soviet Union, the desperate call went out for women to join the Russian air force. Women responded and flew incessant bombing runs; the Germans, who came to dread them, called them 'night witches'.
In 1941, as Nazi hordes swept east into the Soviet Union, a desperate call went out for women to join the Russian air force. The result -- three entire regiments of women pilots and bombers -- was a phenomenon unmatched in World War II. Through interviews with these courageous pilots, the author uncovers their story.
