Air Battles over the Baltic 1941 Volume 2

Name: Air Battles over the Baltic 1941 Volume 2
Brand: Helion & Company

Helion & Company

eBay Store Design by Visualsoft\n\nEurope@War 64: Air Battles over the Baltic 1941 Vol.2\n\n--\n\u00A319.95\n\n--|\n\nAsk a Question\n\nDescription\n\nThis second volume of Air Battles Over the Baltic 1941 continues Mikhail Timin\u2019s deeply researched examination of the Soviet Air Forces in the Baltic region during the tense months immediately preceding Operation Barbarossa. Drawing extensively upon recently declassified Soviet and German archival material, the book reconstructs in extraordinary detail the desperate attempt by the Red Army Air Force to modernise, expand, and prepare for war before the German invasion of 22 June 1941. Far from presenting a confident and fully prepared air arm, Timin reveals an organisation trapped in a state of near chaotic transformation. Existing regiments were stripped of experienced personnel to create new formations; thousands of poorly trained young pilots flooded operational units; obsolete aircraft remained in frontline service; and the hurt