Soviet Cold War Fighters by Alexander Mladenov

Soviet Cold War Fighters by Alexander Mladenov

Beautifully illustrated with many rare and unpublished photographs, Soviet Cold War Fighters looks at the main development periods of Soviet fighter designs and covers all the important features and developments for each - a total of four generations of fighter were developed from the late 1940s to the early 1980s - that witnessed the most iconic and powerful fighters such as the legendary MiG-15, MiG-21, Tu-128, Su-9, MiG-23, MiG-25 reach for the skies, followed by the modern day MiG-29, MiG-31 and Su-27, which strike fear in the West for their phenomenal weaponry and blistering performance. All aircraft are described in detail with facts and figures, including their weapons and instances of combat employment, as well as explaining how the Cold War drastically changed Soviet fighter design to counter the West. Researched and written by Alexander Mladenov, a leading aviation journalist, this is a highly detailed testament to leading Soviet fighter design and development.

Alexander Mladenov is an aerospace writer, photographer and consultant based in Bulgaria. He specializes in coverage of Soviet/Russian and Eastern European military aviation, both past and present. His photographs and articles have appeared in leading military aviation magazines around the world since 1992. This is his fourth title for Osprey Publishing. The author lives in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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ISBN 13	9781781554968
ISBN 10	178155496X
Title	Soviet Cold War Fighters
Author	Alexander Mladenov
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Fonthill Media Ltd
Year published	2015-10-29
Number of pages	304
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