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William E. Hiestand Eastern Front 1945 (Paperback) Air Campaign. Author: William E. Hiestand. Title: Eastern Front 1945. Series: Air Campaign. The last months of World War II on the Eastern Front saw a ferocious fight between two very different air forces. Genre: Law & Politics. Further DetailsTitle: Eastern Front 1945 Condition: New Subtitle: Triumph of the Soviet Air Force Author: William E. Hiestand Illustrator: Jim Laurier Contributor: Jim Laurier (Illustrated by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 1472857828 EAN: 9781472857828 ISBN: 9781472857828 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Genre: Law & Politics Topic: Military History, History Release Date: 01/18/2024 Description: A detailed, illustrated account of the air campaign that accompanied the Red Army's final push towards Berlin, in which massed Soviet air power defeated the Luftwaffe's high-tech Me 262 jets and Mistel exploding drones. The last months of World War II on the Eastern Front saw a ferocious fight between two very different air forces. Soviet Air Force (VVS) Commander-in-Chief Alexander Novikov assembled 7,500 aircraft in three powerful air armies to support the final assault on Berlin. The Luftwaffe employed some of its most advanced weapons including the Me 262 jet and Mistel remotely-guided bomb aircraft. Using photos, 3D diagrams, maps and battlescene artwork, William E. Hiestand, a military analyst with a longstanding interest in Soviet military history, explains how Germany's use of high-tech weaponry and massed Soviet air assaults was not just the culmination of World War II air combat, but also pointed to how the future rivalry with NATO would play out. The VVS used powerful and flexible air armies to control and employ its huge force of aircraft – organizational and employment concepts that would shape Soviet plans and preparations for combat during the Cold War. For the first time, this volume explains how air power helped win the war on the Eastern Front, and how victory shaped Soviet air power doctrine for the decades to come. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 248mm Item Length: 184mm Item Width: 4mm Item Weight: 311g Series: Air Campaign Type: Armed Forces Release Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
