Wonder Women
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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The Battle of Stalengrad
Lily lithviac was one of the most skilled female fighter pilots in the soviet air regiments. Tragedy hung over these regiments constantly, and women were often injured and even lost their lives in pointless inglorious ways. Vino gradova says in her book, it had something of the cavalryman's attitude to his horse. The technology was seen almost as a living thing. If there was the slightest chance of saving it, even at the risk of their own lives, people tried.
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