Polikarpov I-16 top ace - Vasilii Golubyev ?

[knusel]

Hello Stukapilot & Nick,

you're probably right. STALIN'S FALCONS is full of inaccuracies :-( However, it's still the best book on the German market with the largest amount of data.
I really should consider acquiring Bykov's work abroad (+learn Russian).

I also think about buying this one:
https://www.amazon.de/dp/0764304763/...I37FHUZSPVQ74W

Can you tell me if it's worth the money ?

Have a nice Thursday,

Michael

[Nick Hector]

Hi Michael, yes, I have that one in my collection. I wouldn't say it is the be all and end all of books on the subject but I do feel like I got my money's worth because it was helpful with potted histories of a lot of the units as well as biographies much like Stalin's Falcons. If it counts for anything, nobody I know of has discredited it yet.

[stukapilot]

Originally Posted by knusel

Hello Stukapilot & Nick,

you're probably right. STALIN'S FALCONS is full of inaccuracies :-( However, it's still the best book on the German market with the largest amount of data.
I really should consider acquiring Bykov's work abroad (+learn Russian).

I also think about buying this one:
https://www.amazon.de/dp/0764304763/...I37FHUZSPVQ74W

Can you tell me if it's worth the money ?

Have a nice Thursday,

Michael

Hi knusel
all those books u mentioned r in my personal collection so my personal idea, that bykov's book is worth every penny of it. it's a reference book like 4 volumes of "luftwaffe aces" published by wingleader, name-birth/death-rank-units-type used-claims-date-location-type destroyed-comments. bylov spent more than 10 years to collect those trivial files and compile them into a thick coffe table book. it's not so expensive i think, i ordered one copy from Ozon and got it after 3 weeks, app.50 euros in total i remember. as stalin's eagles, i have to say the info from this book is smidgen dated, but in general it's a good book about soviet letchiki in patriotic war. as we all know, schiffer's books vary greatly and this book is 3.5-4 stars as my rating. btw, u could download its scanned PDF from internet for a brief reading before purchasing a copy. WARNING: delete it after reading. copyright

[knusel]

Hello Stukapilot,

sounds awesome!
Are all of Bykov's books in Cyrillic only ?

I wish you a splendid weekend,

Michael

[stukapilot]

Originally Posted by knusel

Hello Stukapilot,

sounds awesome!
Are all of Bykov's books in Cyrillic only ?

I wish you a splendid weekend,

Michael

as far as know, all those books by Bykov r in russian. but his newly published books titled Самолеты Cоветских Aсов (The Aircrafts of Soviet Aces) is bilingual, russian & english
regards

[knusel]

Sadly, that book ain't availabe in Germany yet.
Can you please have a look for me if the decimals of the shared kills of
Лука Захарович Муравицкий are given ?

Cheers,

Michael

[stukapilot]

Originally Posted by knusel

Sadly, that book ain't availabe in Germany yet.
Can you please have a look for me if the decimals of the shared kills of
Лука Захарович Муравицкий are given ?

Cheers,

Michael

Luka Muravitskiy was a less-known pilot whose personal / group aerial victories were all single figures. the foto is taken from Bykov's book, Michael and ich hoffe dass es dir behilfilich ist
ps: if u need this book, someone might order this copy from ozon and send it to your address

[knusel]

Dear Stukapilot,

thanks for the Muravitskiy list.
I wonder what takes longer: waiting for the English translation of that amazing book to appear in the German amazon or learning Russian and trying to get it now...

Have a nice Tuesday,

Michael