Dragons on Bird Wings

The Combat History of the 812th Fighter Air Regiment, Volume 1: Liberation of the Motherland

Antipov Vlad, Utkin Igor

Follow the 3rd Fighter Aviation Corps along its Combat Path during the Liberation of the Motherland through the experiences of one of its units – the 812th. The first volume in this series, "Dragons on Bird Wings" is illustrated throughout with photos, and enriched with first-hand interviews and letters. It gives a comprehensive day-to-day history of the regiment's activities and combat history, and is thus essential for anyone interested in aviation or combat on the Eastern Front.

Reviews

"Considerable amounts of care have gone into this volume, both in the research and writing by Antipov and Utkin and in the translation, editing, and production work by the team in Canada. While it should come as no surprise that a Soviet air regiment could have such an scintillating existence leading to a high quality unit history, it does seem rather remarkable that we've had to wait so long to see this kind of work from the Russian side of the Eastern Front become available in English."-Stone Books

"A rare and essential item in English... The authors have done monumental work in compiling statistical and technical information...."-Amazon.com

"It shows the air war from the Russian perspective without all the death-defying patriotic lingo ('glorious', 'fascist', 'patriotic', etc.)."-Amazon.com

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