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The White Rose of Stalingrad
Jessie_C
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Posted: Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 10:04 AM UTC
Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak was the all-time female ace of aces. Osprey has just published a new biography of the heroine of the siege of Stalingrad.

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raypalmer
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Posted: Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 04:10 PM UTC
Bloody hell Jess you read that quick!
Jessie_C
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Posted: Sunday, March 24, 2013 - 12:12 PM UTC
It's very well written, and sucks you into not putting it down until very early in the morning.
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Posted: Sunday, April 07, 2013 - 03:51 PM UTC
Well done Jessica. I too found it very interesting, and I too think there was some filler. The story of her final flight was interesting but I am not a fan of authors presuming to know the unknowable thoughts and actions of the fallen. However, I did find the description of Stalin's role in the mindset of the common soviet relevant to the story.

Your Yak 1 - nice touch!
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