Il-2 Shturmovik Guards Units of World War 2 by Oleg Rastrenin

Il-2 Shturmovik Guards Units of World War 2 by Oleg Rastrenin

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The first dramatic account of the Il-2 Shturmovik's operations by the most famous units of the Red Army Air Force.

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Il-2 Shturmovik Guards Units of World War 2 by Oleg Rastrenin

The first dramatic account of the Il-2 Shturmovik's operations by the most famous units of the Red Army Air Force.

Oleg Rastrenin graduated from the Moscow Applied Physics Institute in 1986 and commenced military service. He subsequently graduated from the Zhukovskiy Air Force Academy. He holds the rank of major and the title of doctor of science. Rastrenin has been working on the history of Soviet aviation since 1992, with his major research projects focusing on air tactics and the combat employment of aircraft. He has published more than 20 articles on the history of attack aircraft in Russian and foreign magazines, and is also the author of the books Red Army Attack Aircraft (1941-1945), Red Army Attack Aviation - Tough Experience and The Il-10.

A Yurgenson is one of Russia's premier aviation artists, specialising in drawings and colour illustrations of Soviet aircraft. He has illustrated numerous articles on the history of Russian aviation in Russian and foreign aviation magazines since the early 1990s, and has also been published in more than 20 books.

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ISBN 13 9781846032967
ISBN 10 1846032962
Title Il-2 Shturmovik Guards Units of World War 2
Author Oleg Rastrenin
Series Combat Aircraft
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2008-03-05
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.