This is the first English- language book to provide such detailed insight into the once highly secretive world of Soviet military aircraft production, and into

The world's first jet engines were already available shortly before the end of the Second World War, but they had not been developed to a high enough standard t

This easy-to-use reference explores the people and events that shaped Russian military history—and impacted Europe, Asia, and the world—over the past eight

Soviet aircraft industry was an essential part of the USSR’s campaign for global dominance in the twentieth century. Thanks to the thick fog of secrecy that e

In the light of new archival material the editors take a fresh look at Russian aviation in the twentieth century. Presenting a comprehensive view of Russian avi