ABSTRACT

This new book examines the development of Soviet thinking on the operational employment of their Air Force from 1918 to 1945, using Soviet theoretical writings and contemporary analyses of combat actions.

chapter 1|34 pages

Early concepts, 1900–1928

chapter 2|25 pages

Expansion, 1928–1937

chapter 3|26 pages

Small wars, 1936–1940

chapter 4|45 pages

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945