From Nazi Test Pilot to Hitler's Bunker: The Fantastic Flights of Hanna Reitsch

by Dennis Piszkiewicz

Book Overview

This is the amazing story of Hanna Reitsch, one of the most celebrated women of the Third Reich. As a decorated test pilot for the Luftwaffe and a protege of Hitler, Reitsch was one of a handful of women who achieved personal success by breaking from the traditionally defined role of wife and mother in Nazi Germany. Reitsch's skills and accomplishments ultimately earned her an Iron Cross and celebrity status. A witness to the last days of the Third...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275954560
• ISBN13: 9780275954567
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"