Women with wings : women pilots of World War II /
Moore, Shannon Baker,
Women with wings : women pilots of World War II / Women pilots of World War II by Shannon Baker Moore. - [Minneapolis] : Essential Library, (c)2017. - 1 online resource. - Hidden Heroes .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Ch. 1. "Train two women to fly it" -- ch. 2. Pioneers -- ch. 3. War in the skies -- ch. 4. "ATA-girls" -- chapter 5. Soviet pilots -- chapter 6. WAFS and WFTD -- chapter 7. WASPs -- chapter 8. After the war.
Discusses how in the 1940s, women broke free from traditional gender roles by piloting aircraft both on the homefront and in combat, making critical contributions to the Allied victory in World War II.
9781624023156
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female--Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Electronic Books.
D785 / .W664 2017
Women with wings : women pilots of World War II / Women pilots of World War II by Shannon Baker Moore. - [Minneapolis] : Essential Library, (c)2017. - 1 online resource. - Hidden Heroes .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Ch. 1. "Train two women to fly it" -- ch. 2. Pioneers -- ch. 3. War in the skies -- ch. 4. "ATA-girls" -- chapter 5. Soviet pilots -- chapter 6. WAFS and WFTD -- chapter 7. WASPs -- chapter 8. After the war.
Discusses how in the 1940s, women broke free from traditional gender roles by piloting aircraft both on the homefront and in combat, making critical contributions to the Allied victory in World War II.
9781624023156
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female--Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Electronic Books.
D785 / .W664 2017