On Silver Wings: The Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II 1942-1944 - Hardcover

Verges, Marianne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345365348 ISBN 13: 9780345365347

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1991

Synopsis

Profiles the courageous women pilots who received their wings from the rigorous Air Force training program during World War II

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From the Inside Flap:

E WOMEN WITH THE RIGHT STUFF.
They were heroic women who came from every corner of the nation and every walk of life: debutantes, teachers, businesswomen, housewives, daughters of farmers, and factory workers. Almost two thousand of them were accepted into the rigorous Army Air Force flight training program and received their wings--flying with the desert sand in their eyes, with ice on their wings, serving side by side with men flyers. Yet for all their daring and commitment, the WASPs still had to battle red tape, jealous insinuations, and political pressure. Still, they flew on, often outclassing their male counterparts in efficiency, reliability, and physical stamina. Their story rings with all the courage, romance, and adventure of the lives these extraordinary women lived.
"Verges brings to life the joy these women found in flying and the dawning realization that women deserved a place in the sky."
--The Dallas Morning News
"Verges gives us the pride, emoti

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0345365348
• ISBN 13: 9780345365347
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 255