Äåòàëüíàÿ èíôîðìàöèÿ îá èçäàíèè

Lyuba Vinogradova brilliantly weaves together the heroic — and long ignored — stories of the Soviet airwomen of the Second World War. She gives testament to their courage, technical skill and patriotism, as well as revealing darker stories of betrayal and political intrigue in their midst. Every page evokes in vivid detail what it was like to be a woman at the heart of the male world of aerial combat in Stalin’s Russia. Defending The Motherland is a feat of historical research and a wonderful, stirring read.