The Grand Duke

Le Grand Duc series

The Eastern Front during the Second World War: Oberleutnant Wulf, a young Luftwaffe pilot, is horrified by Nazi barbarism and at odds with his fallow pilots, even as he finds himself taking to the skies to fight the infamous "Night Witches" — the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, the most decorated female unit in the Soviet Air Force.

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Motivated only by his desire to return home to his daughter, Romy, Wolf tries to survive the increasingly desperate and ferious Eastern Front, while Lilya, the "Red Witch," leads her comrades against the German invaders.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 144 pages

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