Hitler's Heroine: Hanna Reitsch (35 page)

First published in 2014

The History Press

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Table of Contents

Title

Introduction

The Hanna Reitsch Who’s Who

1  Born to Fly

2  A New World

3  The Soaring Dream

4  Flying is Everything

5  Snow and Broken Glass

6  Giants of War

7  A Child of Silesia

8  Living with Disillusionment

9  The End of the World

10  When All Hope Is Lost

11  Adrift in Africa

12  Lost and Alone

Appendix 1 : Letter from Dr Joseph Goebbels

Appendix 2 : Letter from Magda Goebbels

Appendix 3 : Selected World Records and Awards Earned by Hanna Reitsch

Bibliography

Plates

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