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Soviet Aces of World War 2
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Soviet Aces of World War 2
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Hugh Morgan
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Illustrated by John Weal
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| Series | Aircraft of the Aces |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:100 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 184 |
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| Category/Genre | History of specific subjects
Second world war |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781855326323
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| Classifications | Dewey:940.544947 |
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| Illustrations |
100 b/w; 40 col
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Osprey Publishing
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| Publication Date |
15 October 1997 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
No single volume in English has ever appeared in the West dealing with this intriguing subject area, but now that restrictions have relaxed in the former Soviet Union, records of the deeds of the elite pilots of the various Soviet Air Forces are coming to light. Although initially equipped with very poor aircraft, and robbed of effective leadership thanks as much to Stalin's purges in the late 1930s as to the efforts of the Luftwaffe, Soviet fighter pilots soon turned the tables through the use of both lend-lease aircraft like the Hurricane, Spitfire, P-39 and P-40, and home-grown machines like the MiG-3, LaGG-3/5, Lavochkin La-5/7/9 and the Yak-1/3.
Author Biography
Hugh Morgan is the Director of an autistic charity based in the Midlands. He has long been fascinated by the aviation world, and has written several very successful titles for Osprey. Arguably the finest profile artist in the business, Joan Weal's love of German aircraft makes his work a treat for students of the subject. He has written several Aces volumes, and two books on the JU 87 in the companion series Combat Aircraft.
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