Casemate UK Air Battles over the Baltic 1941 - Helion & Company via Casemate UK

[Julien]

Air Battles over the Baltic 1941

9781911512561

Helion & Company via Casemate UK

 

 

When we think of the war Between Russia and Germany attention is drawn to such places as Kursk, or Stalingrad however the Baltic region was the scene of heavy conflict at this time. Both sides had considerable amounts of aircraft based in the region though not all of it would be considered "front line", indeed you could find An R-5SSS biplanes facing Hs 126s. There was though plenty of front line aircraft such as the Bf 109 and MiG-3s available as well.

 

 

The book looks in depth at the following areas;

 

• Soviet aviation alignment in the Baltic just prior to war.
• A chronicle of events in 1941.
• The Luftwaffe alignment, and a comparison with the Soviets.
• The battle in the air over the region.

 

As well as the air battle and the aircraft involved the book looks at the Commanders involved, groud support, anti aircraft artillery and even such areas as the availability of supplies, and claimed verses actual losses. The text has a large number of black & white photographs throughout.  

 

 

The book is A5 Hardback with over 500 photographs, 28 table, 14 colour maps and 111 coloured aircraft profiles. Over 10 years of research has gone into this book by renowned Russian Author Mikhail Timin and it shows. This is a comprehensive look at the Air War over the Baltic in the first year of War between these 2 former Allies. 

 

 

Conclusion

This is an excellently researched book bursting with pictures, maps, profiles and tables. This should be of interest to the aviation historian and the modeller. Very highly recommended. 

 

 

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