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1	Chains of Command more books like this by Dale Brown add to wishlist Two years after Operation Desert Storm, the problems facing military forces around the world have changed dramatically. In the US, active-duty military units have been drastically cut and reserve forces built up. Then an unusual mission comes up. By the author of "Night of the Hawk". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Amelia Earhart's Daughters: The Wild and Glorious Story of American Women Aviators from World War II to the Dawn of the Space Age more books like this by Leslie Haynsworth, David Toomey add to wishlist This is the dramatic account of two generations of female flyers who broke out of traditional gender roles while breaking the sound barrier.' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.93! \| first editions
3	Flygirl more books like this by Sherri L Smith add to wishlist When America enters World War II, the Army creates the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP). Having always dreamed of flying, Ida Mae Jones, a young African-American woman, suddenly sees a way to fly as well as do something significant to help her brother stationed in the Pacific. see all copies from $7.95! new only from $10.36! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Skies Over Sweetwater more books like this by Julia Moberg add to wishlist Fictionalized history of the Women Airforce Pilots (WASP) of WWII - the first women in history trained to fly American military aircraft. Still in their teens, these courageous pioneers, heroes in their own right, left their homes to serve their country doing what they loved to do--fly! Their story inspires us all to follow our dreams and find our ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Flying for Her Country: The American and Soviet Women Military Pilots of World War II more books like this by Amy Goodpaster Strebe, Trish Beckman (Foreword by) add to wishlist During the Second World War, women pilots were given the opportunity to fly military aircraft for the first time. In the United States, famed aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran formed the Women Airforce Service Pilots programme, where over one thousand women flyers ferried aircraft from factories to airbases throughout the United States and Canada from ... see all copies from $7.81! new only from $8.96! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Yankee Doodle Gals: Women Pilots of World War II more books like this by Amy Nathan, Eileen Collins (Foreword by) add to wishlist Yankee Doodle Gals tells the story of the WASPs (Women's Air Force Service Pilots) of World War II-the first women to fly U.S. military aircraft. In 1942 these pioneers opened up a new world for women in an era when flying was not considered "women's work". It is also the story of their almost 30-year fight for official military recognition, which ... see all copies from $4.37! new only from $13.63! \| first editions \| SVS
7	For God, Country, and the Thrill of It: Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II: Photographic Portraits and Text more books like this by Anne Noggle, Dora Dougherty Strother (Illustrator) add to wishlist A collection of portraits of women who were Air Force pilots in World War II. see all copies from $8.28! new only from $22.27! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Secrets in the Sky: Lone Star Heroines more books like this by Melinda Rice add to wishlist It's 1943 and the world is at war, but 12-year-old Bethany Parker is stuck at home in Sweetwater, Texas. When the Women Air Force Service Pilots come to town, she is thrilled. They are glamorous and daring -- and they befriend Bethany! When one of the women dies during a training flight, Bethany is convinced the mysterious crash was the work of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies
9	Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines: The Unknown Heroines of World War II more books like this by Sally V. Keil add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
10	Wasp Among Eagles PB more books like this by Ann B Carl, Ab Carl add to wishlist A former military test pilot in World War II and the first American woman to fly a jet, Carl shares the story of her unusual career, gives a history of the WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots), and shows how women performed a valuable function during World War II. 20 photos. see all copies from $5.15! new only from $10.33!
11	Women Pilots of World War II more books like this by Jean Hascall Cole add to wishlist Collected by one of the forty-nine members of class 44-W-2, Jean Hascall Cole's interviews with her former classmates document their valuable contribution to the history of women, aviation, and the military. Women Pilots of World War II presents a rare look at the personal experiences of the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) by recording the ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $52.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	A View from the Doghouse: Of the 319th Aafwftd more books like this by Celeste Graves add to wishlist see all copies from $12.42! new only from $12.42! \| SVS
13 view cover	American Women Pilots of World War II more books like this by Karen Donnelly add to wishlist Women served an important role in World War II, none more so than the Women's Air Corps. Spotlighting a unique aspect of U.S. military history, this new title tells how the corps was formed, and discusses the strong initial resistance against women fliers and the experiences of the women fliers themselves. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $61.05!
14	Wasps: Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II more books like this by Vera S Williams add to wishlist see all copies from $11.72! first editions
15 view cover	Flying Higher: The Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War 11 more books like this by Wanda Langley add to wishlist The year was 1943 and a global war was raging. In the U.S., all military pilots were needed for combat duty, which left critical piloting jobs vacant across the land. Who would deliver the newly manufactured planes to their domestic bases? Who would train new flight crews and tow targets for anti-aircraft practice, test new planes and retest old ... see all copies from $10.00! first editions
16 view cover	Nancy Love and the Wasp Ferry Pilots of World War II more books like this by Sarah Byrn Rickman add to wishlist She flew the swift P-51 and the capricious P-38, but the heavy, four-engine B-17 bomber and C-54 transport were her forte. This is the story of Nancy Harkness Love who, early in World War II, recruited and led the first group of twenty-eight women to fly military aircraft for the U.S. Army.When the United States entered World War II, the Army ... see all copies from $18.71! new only from $18.71! \| SVS
17	Zoot Suits and Parachutes: Wasps WWII more books like this by O Vivian Fagan add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00! signed copies
18 view cover	Nancy Batson Crews: Alabama's First Lady of Flight more books like this by Sarah Byrn Rickman, Jane Kirkpatrick (Foreword by) add to wishlist This is the story of an uncommon woman - high school cheerleader, campus queen, airplane pilot, wife, mother, politician, businesswoman - who epitomizes the struggles and freedoms of women in 20th-century America, as they first began to believe they could live full lives and demanded to do so. World War II offered women the opportunity to ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $14.50! \| SVS
19 view cover	Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee more books like this by Marissa Moss, Carl Angel (Illustrator) add to wishlist Every Sunday Maggie Gees family would gather at the local airfield to watch the airplanes and see all copies from $5.56! new only from $8.45! \| first editions \| SVS
20	On Silver Wings: The Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II more books like this by Marianne Verges add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21	On Silver Wings more books like this by Marianne Verges add to wishlist see all copies from $14.77! first editions
22	Secrets in the Sky more books like this by Melinda Rice add to wishlist It's 1943 and the world is at war, but 12-year-old Bethany Parker is stuck at home in Sweetwater, Texas. When the Women Air Force Service Pilots come to town, she is thrilled. They are glamorous and daring -- and they befriend Bethany! When one of the women dies during a training flight, Bethany is convinced the mysterious crash was the work of a ... see all copies from $6.00!

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