The Hurricane Girls: The inspirational true story of the women who dared to fly
Autor Jo Wheeleren Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 iul 2018
Since the invention of aeroplanes, women have taken to the skies.
They have broken records, performed daredevil stunts and faced such sexism and prejudice that they were effectively barred from working as pilots.
That changed in the Second World War. Led by firebrand Pauline Gower, an elite group of British women were selected as ferry pilots to fly for the Air Transport Auxiliary. They risked their lives flying munitions and equipment for the boys on the front line.
Flying day and night without radio; dodging storms, barrage balloons and anti-aircraft fire; and with only a map, compass and their eyesight to guide them, they navigated the treacherous wartime skies.
The Hurricane Girlsis the thrilling, moving and inspirational story of the female air force who once ruled our skies.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241354636
ISBN-10: 0241354633
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241354633
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Jo
Wheeler
is
a
writer
and
radio
producer
who
has
written
books
with
Battersea
Dogs
and
Cats
Home
and
worked
with
a
1950s
policewoman
to
write
her
memoir,Bobby
on
the
Beat.
She
has
also
produced
numerous
historical
and
arts
documentaries
for
the
BBC
over
the
past
fifteen
years.
Recenzii
Meet
the
women
who
kept
the
RAF
flying
during
World
War
ll
.
.
.Nearly
80
years
after
the
war
started,
the
battle
over
equal
work
continues
and
prejudice
still
hold
many
girls
back
from
taking
up
jobs
considered
to
be
men's
work.
Butopinions
are
changing
and
the
women
of
the
ATA
remain
an
inspiration