num_pages: 255
description: THEY WERE THE WOMEN WITH THE RIGHT STUFF.They were heroic women who came from every corner of the nation and every walk of debutantes teachers businesswomen housewives daughters of farmers and factory workers. Almost two thousand of them were accepted into the rigorous Army Air Force flight training program and received their wings--flying with the desert sand in their eyes with ice on their wings serving side by side with men flyers. Yet for all their daring and commitment the WASPs still had to battle red tape jealous insinuations and political pressure. Still they flew on often outclassing their male counterparts in efficiency reliability and physical stamina. Their story rings with all the courage romance and adventure of the lives these extraordinary women lived.Verges brings to life the joy these women found in flying and the dawning realization that women deserved a place in the sky.--The Dallas Morning NewsVerges gives us the pride emotion and struggle of America's first deployment of women aviators.--Brig. Gen. Wilma L. VaughtUSAF (Retired)Inspiring.--Publishers WeeklyFrom the Paperback edition.
language: English
title: On Silver Wings: The Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
publisher: Ballantine Books