Barbarossa and the Retreat to Moscow

Recollections of Soviet Fighter Pilots on the Eastern Front

Nonfiction, History, Military
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Author: Artem Drabkin ISBN: 9781473812093
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: July 19, 2007
Imprint: Pen and Sword Aviation Language: English
Author: Artem Drabkin
ISBN: 9781473812093
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: July 19, 2007
Imprint: Pen and Sword Aviation
Language: English

The onset of war in the summer of 1941 was a disaster for the Soviet Air Force. In a few weeks, faced by the onslaught of the Luftwaffe, most of the Soviet frontline aircraft were destroyed, and the casualty rate among the pilots was cripplingly high. Yet the surviving few gained precious battle experience and they formed the core of the fighter force that turned the tables on the Germans and eventually won air superiority over the Eastern Front. Many of these Soviet pilots are still alive today and in this book they vividly recall the air battles of 60 years ago.

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The onset of war in the summer of 1941 was a disaster for the Soviet Air Force. In a few weeks, faced by the onslaught of the Luftwaffe, most of the Soviet frontline aircraft were destroyed, and the casualty rate among the pilots was cripplingly high. Yet the surviving few gained precious battle experience and they formed the core of the fighter force that turned the tables on the Germans and eventually won air superiority over the Eastern Front. Many of these Soviet pilots are still alive today and in this book they vividly recall the air battles of 60 years ago.

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