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Old 21st May 2005, 20:04
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Re: Books on the Soviet Air Force

Dimirty Loza's
"Attack of the Aircobras - Soviet Aces, American P-39s & the Air War Against Germay", published in the US by Unversity Press of Kansas is a fairly unique book. Writen by a colonel in soviet army who commanded a Sherman tank batallion in WWII, this book gives new insight about the P-39 use in the VVS, and in particular, 9th Guards Fighter Division (Pokryskin's unit).

Dispelling old myths - the P-39 was NOT used as a tank buster by the VVS - this book has considerable insight into the development of VVS fighter tactics.

The translation, however, is brutal. It's Cumbersome, not an easy read.
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