Russian women filled artillery positions, drove tanks, flew bombers and fighter planes in the Red Air Force. was the only nation to put women in the field as combatants. Was there an American equivalent?Ī: During World War II, many nations employed women in support roles such as nursing and transportation - not to mention in unofficial combat like espionage or resistance fighting. Q: Please explain who the Night Witches were. A more badass collection of heroines I have yet to find, and they positively begged to be part of the book, too. And who could track someone like that down, across the years and around half the globe, from war-torn Europe to postwar white-picket-fence suburban America? But that was only half the story I ended up telling because even as I was researching war criminals and Nazi hunters, I came across the stunning real-life tale of the Night Witches, an all-female regiment of bomber pilots who flew against Hitler’s eastern front.

Her American husband and neighbors were apparently stunned by the news, and I wondered what would it be like to find out you had been living with someone with such a terrible dark side. 26: a lunch and an evening signing.Ī: I came across the fascinating real story of the first Nazi war criminal to be extradited from the United States for war crimes - a housewife living in New York City who had a secret past as a brutal Third Reich camp guard. In two events presented by Warwick’s, Quinn has two local appearances Tuesday, Feb. She and her husband live with their dogs - Caesar and Calpurnia - in Poway, and her interests include opera, action movies, cooking and the Boston Red Sox.

Her three previous novels have been translated into multiple languages. A native of Southern California, Quinn graduated from Boston University with a master’s degree in classical voice.

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