Soviet Hurricane Aces of World War 2

Name: Soviet Hurricane Aces of World War 2
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ISBN: 9781849087414

ISBN-10: 1849087415

ISBN-13: 9781849087414

Edition: 2012

Authors: Yuriy Rybin, Aleksander Rusinov, Aleksander Rusinov

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Following the destruction wrought on the Red Army Air Forces during the first days of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the Soviet Union found itself desperately short of fighter aircraft. Premier Josef Stalin duly appealed directly to Prime Minister Winston Churchill for replacement aircraft, and in late 1941 the British delivered the first of 3360 Hurricanes that would be supplied to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease agreement. Specifically requested by the USSR, the Hurricanes were quickly thrown into action in early 1942 - the Soviet Air Forces' most difficult year in their opposition to the Luftwaffe. Virtually all the Hurricanes were issued to Soviet fighter regiments in the…

Book details

List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 8/21/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 7.21" wide x 9.68" long x 0.30" tall
Weight: 0.682




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On the Karelian Front



Northern Fleet Aces



Arctic War Hots Up



Battles Over the Ocean


Appendices


Colour Plates Commentary


Index