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16%OFFYefim Gordon - Tupolev Tua160: Soviet Strike Force Spearhead - 9780764352041 - V9780764352041
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Tupolev Tua160: Soviet Strike Force Spearhead

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Description for Tupolev Tua160: Soviet Strike Force Spearhead Hardcover. .
Developed as the answer to the American B-1, the Tupolev Tu-160 was the Soviet Union's most potent strategic bomber. Several project versions were rejected, and a highly controversial contest involving some of the Soviet Union's top-class aircraft design companies took place before the Tu-160 variable-geometry bomber reached the hardware stage. Its design made use of many advanced features not used previously on Soviet bombers. While being a nuclear deterrent for most of its career, the Tu-160 has recently seen actual combat in the war on terrorism. The Tu-160 story is not over yet, since Russia is now resuming production of ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1721g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764352041
SKU
V9780764352041
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99-50

About Yefim Gordon
Yefim Gordon is an aviation journalist and photographer who has been researching Soviet/Russian aviation history for more than forty years. He has authored and co-authored more than 120 books on the subject and published hundreds of features and photographs in Russian and foreign aviation magazines. Dmitriy Komissarov is a translator and journalist whose work has been associated with aviation since ... Read more

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