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Red Star Against the Swastika: The Story of a Soviet Pilot over the Eastern Front
Vasily B. Emelianenko
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Description for Red Star Against the Swastika: The Story of a Soviet Pilot over the Eastern Front
Paperback. A Dramatic close-up view of the ruthless Eastern Front air war written from the rare first-hand perspective of a Soviet pilot. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 297 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
'A gripping insight into the war's bloodiest campaign.' Military Illustrated This is the extraordinary story of Vasily B. Emelianenko, the veteran pilot of one of the Soviet Union's most contradictory planes of the Second World War - the I1-2. This heavily armoured aircraft was practically unrivalled in terms of fire power, but it was slow to manoeuvre and an easy target for fighters. I1-2 had to attack enemy flak columns at extremely low altitudes, which led to enormous tolls both in equipment and personnel. It is no wonder then that, having flown eighty combat sorties against the Germans, Emelianenko ... Read more
'A gripping insight into the war's bloodiest campaign.' Military Illustrated This is the extraordinary story of Vasily B. Emelianenko, the veteran pilot of one of the Soviet Union's most contradictory planes of the Second World War - the I1-2. This heavily armoured aircraft was practically unrivalled in terms of fire power, but it was slow to manoeuvre and an easy target for fighters. I1-2 had to attack enemy flak columns at extremely low altitudes, which led to enormous tolls both in equipment and personnel. It is no wonder then that, having flown eighty combat sorties against the Germans, Emelianenko ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848328037
SKU
V9781848328037
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99-44
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