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A Story about a Real Man

By Boris Polevoi

A Story about a Real Man

By Boris Polevoi

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The story of downed WWII Soviet fighter pilot (and Hero of the Soviet Union) Alexiei Maresyev, who with both feet amputated because of frostbite returns to combat flying. The author was practically everywhere during the war. Boris Polevoi parachuted several times into the enemy's rear, served in Stalingrad, was present at the capture of Paulus, wrote from Banska Bystrica during the Slovak uprising, landed in the first liaison plane in war-struck Prague, and witnessed the meeting of Allied troops at the capture of the Reichstag in Berlin. At the Nuremberg Trial, Polevoi headed the group of Soviet journalists as a special correspondent.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
278
Release Date:
2021-02-19
Publication Date:
2021-02-19
Publisher:
Must Have Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1774641488
ISBN13:
9781774641484
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
478 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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