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CBS Saturday Morning: How "Spitfires" Helped End World War II
May 8 marks 80 years since people across Europe celebrated the Allied victory over Nazi Germany. While the fighting in the Pacific would...
A rave review from the Washington Post!
"A wild ride with the ‘Atta-Girl’ pilots who helped win World War II." In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women...
May 9
CBS Saturday Morning: How "Spitfires" Helped End World War II
May 8 marks 80 years since people across Europe celebrated the Allied victory over Nazi Germany. While the fighting in the Pacific would...
May 5
PBS: ‘Spitfires’ chronicles the daring flights of American women pilots during WWII
Courtesy of PBS Newshour "Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in...
May 5
Oprah Daily calls SPITFIRES amazing!
“Aikman’s amazing account brings the “Atta-Girls” boldly to life...If these fierce heroines don’t show up on a limited series soon, we’ll...
Apr 30
The Guardian: She flew hazardous fighter planes for Britain during WW2. She just turned 106
After eight decades, she and a small group of other female pilots are finally earning more widespread recognition for the critical – and...
Apr 28
"Deeply researched and thoroughly entertaining," says The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Becky Aikman’s deeply researched and thoroughly entertaining book “Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger during...
Apr 24
The San Diego Union-Tribune writes: ‘Spitfires’ author recounts little-known story of World War II’s American women pilots
Thousands of books and films have been made over the past 80 years celebrating the bravery of American servicemen during World War II....
Apr 22
The San Diego Union Tribune ran a sidebar about Nancy Miller Stratford, last surviving pilot
Carlsbad pilot is sole U.S. survivor of WWII women’s flying auxiliary Read more . . .
Apr 21
NBC Today in New York: "A revelation."
A Mother's Day pick: "It's a wonderful book and perfect for a mother who loves history."
Apr 20
"Passionately written," says Balloons to Drones aviation history site
“This book is the finest in aviation history: a sweeping narrative, deeply researched, and passionately written work that is sure to...
Apr 19
National Geogrpahic: These daredevil women pilots helped beat Hitler in WWII
Banned from flying in the U.S., these 25 American women headed to Britain to help ferry military aircraft—and fascinated the public with...
Apr 17
"Exhilarating and deeply human": Arlington Magazine
“With cinematic flair and emotional depth, [Aikman] captures not just the high-stakes action of wartime aviation but also the...
Apr 16
The Remarkable True Story of How American World War II Pilot Dorothy Furey Dazzled the British Aristocracy
Legend had it that Dorothy Furey was the daughter of a wealthy banana importer. Legend had it that her family lost a fortune in the crash...
Apr 11
"This was a fantastic and in-depth look into the lives of some inspiring and incredibly brave women" -- The 52 Book Club
Aikman’s writing was excellent, flowing smoothly and capturing my attention throughout. It was detailed and well-researched . . . This...
Apr 2
Newsday Q&A with Becky about the making of Spitfires
"Their war stories take wing" in "a soaring look at female flyers." Becky discusses Long Island's aviation history, the freedom of...
Mar 29
The Women's Eye Interviews Becky about Spitfires
"These Spitfires were fierce," Becky says. "One of the things I liked most about them was that they lived the way women still aspire to...
Mar 20
A Starred Review of "Spitfires" in BookPage
“Aikman accesses the inner lives of these brilliant, complicated women as they navigated war, one another and the fight for their own...
Mar 15
BookPage Interviews Becky for the story behind the writing of Spitfires.
According to BookPage, "The book’s tense flying passages, full as they are both of exhilarating thrills and terrifying moments, are made...
Mar 15
Booklist: "stirring yet neglected history of brave flying women."
"Aikman mined letters, diaries, and newspaper articles as well as an enormous number of books containing material on the subject to craft...
Mar 11
Becky Aikman has done us all a great favor--New York Journal of Books
"In Spitfires, Aikman lets us in on a little secret: a group of women crossed the ocean and put their lives on the line for the war...
Mar 4
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