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Originally Posted by MW Giles
Mr Colvin
Have you looked at the US Air Force studies series and in particular study
175 U) The Russian Air Force in the Eyes of the German Commanders, by Walter Schwabedissen, edited by Edward P. Kennedy (1960). 434 pages.
It is interesting to read German thoughts on the Russians as presented to an American audience, but might get you further with your question about the VVS. Too much for me to summarise in a thread like this
Downloading the PDFs is free
http://www.afhra.af.mil/studies/numb...ies151-200.asp
Regards
Martin |
Thank you for the reference, Martin.
I did read Schwabedissen years ago in McMaster University Library, and quoted it in an earlier posting, but never obtained a copy.
The problem is that for many, including Bill Walker, Schwabedissen is not treated as authoritative but just part of the noise.
I hope one consequence of this thread, which rarely and thankfully for those I initiate has not collapsed in acrimony, will be that someone will pick up the subject of the comparison of the VVS with the UK/US TAFs, and make sense of it. It's an important gap in our knowledge.
Tony