Subject Matter
Genres:
war
Feature(s):
Battlefields: The Fall and Rise of Anna Kharkova
Character(s):
Anna Kharkova [Anna Borisnova Kharkova]; Major Merkulov; Fyodorvich; Colonel Pepelyaev; concentration camp guards; U. S. Air Force pilots
First Line:
1964
Synopsis:
Anna and Mouse spend years in a Siberian prison camp, where Mouse dies. Merkulov, who commands the camp, abuses Anna, but his obsession with her has stalled his career too. Fyodorvich, who covets Merkulov's job, tells Anna that an advanced experimental jet has been flown in, and that Merkulov is too lax on security measures. She steals the jet and flies toward America, wrecking what's left of Merkulov's career. But she's a Hero of the Soviet Union. Rather than defect with the airplane, she climbs ever higher, aiming at the sun.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
22