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035    247879
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050  4 TL540.R38 |bJ33 2014
100 1  Jackson, Sophie.
245 00 Hitler's Heroine : |bHanna Reitsch / Sophie Jackson.
264  0 Stroud : |bThe History Press, |c2014.
264  4  |c©2014.
300    207 pages : |billustrations ; |c25 cm
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
500    Appendices pages 198-202.
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-204) and index.
520    Hanna Reitsch longed to fly. Breaking records and earning the respect of the Nazi regime, she became the first female Luftwaffe test pilot, earning significant awards and becoming a personal heroine of Hitler's. Reitsch was an ardent Nazi and was prepared to die for the cause, first as a test pilot for the dangerous V1 rockets and later by volunteering for a suggested Nazi 'kamikaze' squadron. After her capture she complained bitterly of not being able to die with her leader, but went on to live a celebrated flying career post-war, breaking more records for gliding. When she died a new mystery was created-did Hanna kill herself? Why did she die when she did? Using first-hand material including interviews with Hannah and newly released U.S. interrogation records, this book reveals new facts about the mysterious Hanna and cuts through the many myths that have surrounded her life and death, bringing the fascinating Reitsch back to life for the 21st century.
591    Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024
600 10 Reitsch, Hanna.
650  0 Women air pilots |zGermany |vBiography.
650  0 Air pilots, Military |zGermany |vBiography.
600 17 Reitsch, Hanna. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00017337
600 17  |0(DE-588)118599593 |0(DE-603)086940570Reitsch, Hanna |d1912-1979. |2gnd
655  7 Biographies. |2lcgft
852 0   |bstacks |hTL540.R38 |iJ33 2014