[Andy Fletcher]

Hi Ota,

Thanks for the warning. I've heard that they are both regarded by Russian researchers as not being very accurate, but they are probably the best books on Soviet aces written in English available at the moment.

I'm struggling to learn German so the though of trying to learn Russian is just too much to contemplate.

I hope that Mikhail's book will be published in English as he and the researchers around him seem to be really serious about producing accurate biografical information.

All the best

Andy Fletcher