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Old 22nd May 2005, 00:41
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Re: Books on the Soviet Air Force

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Originally Posted by Ruy Horta
IF you are able to read German than you can get biographies from Pokryshkin and Worosheykin, former DDR publications. Pokryshkin's autobiography is a classic IMHO.
I do not know which Pokryshkin's book was edited in Germany but I suppose the first one. Anyway, I would not consider any memories and books written in the Soviet period a recommendable reading. There is an unbelieveable lot of crap in those books that often cannot be distinguished from the truth.
Personally I would recommend either to learn Russian or to wait for foreign editions of recent publications.
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