This is the direct sequel to Volume 5 of the series Black Cross, Red Star. This volume covers the hitherto little-known, truly dramatic air war on the Eastern Front between July and November 1943. From the contents: The fate of flying ace Lidiya Litvyak; The journey to the Dnieper; Soviet paratroopers behind the Dnieper; Bully Lang's 18 kills in one day investigated; The last air battles over the Kuban bridgehead; Air battles over German convoys in the far north.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Bergström, Christer
Title
Black Cross, Red Star. Air War over the Eastern Front
Details
English text, numerous contemporary bw-photos, colour aircraft profiles, maps, large format. 384 pages.
