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Step into the cockpits of the Luftwaffe's Bf 109 and the Red Air Force's Yaks 1-7, two fighters which were involved in some of the largest, fiercest aerial battles in history. The Iconic Messerschmitt fighter and its combat hardened pilots inflicted a fearful beating on the Yaks in the beginning of the war. Some of the highest scoring aces in history benefitted from the Bf 109's technical superiority over the overweight and underpowered Yak 1, racking up incredible successes against their poorly trained and equipped adversaries. And yet, as the Soviets accumulated combat experience, their tactics improved, as did their mounts in the upgraded Yak 1B and gradually, the Red Force eroded the Jagdwaffe's dominance of the skies in the eastern front, though with the 109G they would never lose qualitative superiority. Featuring first-hand accounts from veteran pilots, rare archival photographs and expert analysis, this volume brings to life the vicious dogfights that took place between the Bf 109 and the Yak as they vied for mastery of the frozen skies of the Eastern Front.

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Published Jun 20 2015
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 80
ISBN 9781472805805
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 55 b/w; 15 col
Series Duel
Short code DUE 65
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Dmitriy Khazanov

Dmitriy Khazanov is one of Russia's leading expert…

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Aleksander Medved

Aleksander Medved is a retired air force colonel w…

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Jim Laurier

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Gareth Hector

Gareth Hector is a digital artist of international…

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