Pilots at War

The Great Patriotic War is a tragic and heroic page of our history. The book you’re holding is a chronicle of the feats of Soviet fighter pilots, who together with their comrades helped bring about the Great Victory. The fates of these people rightfully take an honorable place in the war’s chronicle. The valor of Nikolai Gastello, the victories of Ivan Kozhedub and Alexander Pokryshkin, the genuine courage of young Lidiya Litvyak—these became symbols of the will and steadfastness of the Soviet people, which will never be forgotten.