Mulley, Clare
The Women Who Flew for Hitler
- ISBN 13:
- 9781447274230
- author:
- Mulley, Clare
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Pan Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 528
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 13 x 3.2 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Women Who Flew for Hitler: A Double Biography of Nazi Germany's Most Decorated Test Pilots In 1930s Germany, two women defied convention to make their mark in the male-dominated field of flight. Hanna Reitsch and Melitta von Stauffenberg were both pioneering test pilots who earned the Iron Cross for service to the Third Reich, yet they could not have been more different. One was middle-class and vivacious, while the other came from an aristocratic Prussian family. Their contrasting lives are intertwined with a changing backdrop of Nazi Germany's history, including the 1936 Olympics and the Eastern Front. Acclaimed biographer Clare Mulley brings to life these two distinctive women, revealing their deeply held convictions about honour and patriotism, and the extraordinary true story that unfolds. This double biography provides a vivid insight into Nazi Germany and its attitudes towards women, class, and race, told with great narrative flair and colour.
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