Soviet Aviation And Air Power: A Historical View

Product Description This book is the story of Russian aviation and Soviet Russia's progress in preparing its strength as an air power. It discusses the Russia-Germany connect post 1919, how Russians gained expertise from German know-how, and post World War II progress from Stalin to Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. About the Author "Robin Higham, professor of history at Kansas State University and editor of the publications Military Affairs and Aerospace Historian, is the author of Air Power: A Concise History, a selection of both the History Book Club and the Flying Book Club. Jacob W. Kipp, associate professor of history at Kansas State University, received his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in 1970. Professor Kipp has been a Fulbright-Hays fellow in Poland, an IREX fellow in the USSR, and a Kosciuszko fellow in Poland. He has published articles on Russian and Soviet naval and administrative history in Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas, Journal of Modern History, Military Affairs, and U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings."