Attack of the Airacobras: Soviet Aces, American P-39s, and the Air War Against Germany (Modern War Studies (Paperback))
Dmitriy Loza
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Paperback. Editor(s): Gebhardt, James F. Translator(s): Gebhardt, James F. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 386 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700616541
SKU
V9780700616541
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About Dmitriy Loza
Dmitriy Loza, a much-decorated Soviet Army colonel, commanded a Sherman-equipped tank battalion in World War II. James F. Gebhardt, a twenty-year veteran of the U.S. Army, has translated two other works by Loza, Commanding the Red Army's Sherman Tanks and Fighting for the Soviet Motherland.
Reviews for Attack of the Airacobras: Soviet Aces, American P-39s, and the Air War Against Germany (Modern War Studies (Paperback))
During its titanic military struggle with Germany, the Soviet Union received a major boost with the arrival and deployment of nearly 5,000 Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter - courtesy of America's Lend-Lease program. The impact was dramatic as the Soviets quickly adapted the planes into a devastatingly lethal force. Loza vividly re-creates the battle campaigns of this odd coupling of capitalist ... Read more