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Beschreibung

Step into the cockpits of the Luftwaffe's Bf 109 and the Red Air Force's Yaks 1-7, two fighters which were involved in some of the largest, fiercest aerial battles in history.

The Iconic Messerschmitt fighter and its combat hardened pilots inflicted a fearful beating on the Yaks in the beginning of the war. Some of the highest scoring aces in history benefitted from the Bf 109's technical superiority over the overweight and underpowered Yak 1, racking up incredible successes against their poorly trained and equipped adversaries. And yet, as the Soviets accumulated combat experience, their tactics improved, as did their mounts in the upgraded Yak 1B and gradually, the Red Force eroded the Jagdwaffe's dominance of the skies in the eastern front, though with the 109G they would never lose qualitative superiority.

Featuring first-hand accounts from veteran pilots, rare archival photographs and expert analysis, this volume brings to life the vicious dogfights that took place between the Bf 109 and the Yak as they vied for mastery of the frozen skies of the Eastern Front.

Step into the cockpits of the Luftwaffe's Bf 109 and the Red Air Force's Yaks 1-7, two fighters which were involved in some of the largest, fiercest aerial battles in history.

The Iconic Messerschmitt fighter and its combat hardened pilots inflicted a fearful beating on the Yaks in the beginning of the war. Some of the highest scoring aces in history benefitted from the Bf 109's technical superiority over the overweight and underpowered Yak 1, racking up incredible successes against their poorly trained and equipped adversaries. And yet, as the Soviets accumulated combat experience, their tactics improved, as did their mounts in the upgraded Yak 1B and gradually, the Red Force eroded the Jagdwaffe's dominance of the skies in the eastern front, though with the 109G they would never lose qualitative superiority.

Featuring first-hand accounts from veteran pilots, rare archival photographs and expert analysis, this volume brings to life the vicious dogfights that took place between the Bf 109 and the Yak as they vied for mastery of the frozen skies of the Eastern Front.

Über den Autor

Dmitry Khazanov is a widely respected Russian researcher of Soviet aviation in World War 2. He is also the author of more than 20 books and numerous articles about Soviet military aviation during this period, his working appearing in Russia, the UK, Germany, Finland, France and Japan.

Aleksander Medved, who is a retired Air Force colonel, is the author of over 15 books and many articles detailing Soviet and foreign aircraft in World War 2.

Zusammenfassung
A volume focusing on the duel between the two most common inline-engined fighters on the Eastern Front saw the legendary Bf 109 challenged for its mastery of the skies by the ever-improving Yak-1/7.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Chronology
Design & Development
Technical Specifications
Strategic Situation
Combatants
Combat
Statistics and Analysis
Aftermath
Further Reading
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: 20. Jahrhundert
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472805799
ISBN-10: 1472805798
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Khazanov, Dmitriy
Medved, Aleksander
Illustrator: Laurier, Jim
Hector, Gareth
Yurgenson, Andrey
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 248 x 187 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Dmitriy Khazanov (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.06.2015
Gewicht: 0,261 kg
Artikel-ID: 134154820