Overview

After the end of the Second World War, the Soviet Union tried to exert its political influence on the Asian continent. A major pillar of this cold‐war policy was the widespread supply of arms to the Continent including many combat, transport, training and utility aircraft. Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft in Asia reviews in detail the Soviet and Russian aircraft types used throughout Asia, starting in the 1950s and continuing through to the present day. Each nation is reviewed individually with an overview of the types used, their service record (including combat in conflicts of varying intensities) and extensive tables of individual aircraft with serials, construction numbers, versions and notes. Although the ubiquitous MiG fighters and Mil helicopters feature prominently, there are many other types to consider and aircraft from all the leading design bureaux, including Antonov, Beriyev, Il'yushin, Kamov, Sukhoi, Tupolev and Yakovlev are covered in this book. Chinese 'copies' of Soviet designs are reviewed and also included are those quasi‐military and ostensibly civilian transports which have clearly been operated largely on behalf of the military. Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft in Asia is a treasure trove of exotic colours and markings, combined with a mass of unpublished, original information including over 320 photos, over 140 colour profiles and around 50 insignia to delight modellers and fascinate all readers.

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This is a very good book! The authors really know their subject and do an excellent job of communicating that knowledge. The photos and color profiles are gorgeous. They illustrate the wild color schemes and lesser-known national markings very well! These alone are a boon to the modeler! They will keep the modeler busy and inspired for years to come! If you have any interest in Soviet/Russian aircraft, the air forces of Asia or military aviation in general, you will want this book!! I strongly recommend this book to all!-- IPMS/USA (7/29/2014 12:00:00 AM)

This is a very good book! The authors really know their subject and do an excellent job of communicating that knowledge. The photos and color profiles are gorgeous. They illustrate the wild color schemes and lesser-known national markings very well! These alone are a boon to the modeler! They will keep the modeler busy and inspired for years to come! If you have any interest in Soviet/Russian aircraft, the air forces of Asia or military aviation in general, you will want this book!! I strongly recommend this book to all! -- (07/29/2014)

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Yefim Gordon was born in 1950 in Vilnius, Lithuania, and graduated from the Kaunas Polytechnical Institute in 1972 as an engineer/electronics designer. He has been a resident of Moscow since 1973, when, as a hobby, he started collecting photographs and books on the history of Soviet aviation. This has now developed into a major archive. Since the 1980s he has been a professional aviation journalist and writer, with over 80 books published on Soviet/Russian aviation in Russian, English, Polish and Czech, as well as close to 120 magazine features and photo reports. He is also an accomplished photographer, with countless photos published in the western press; the current edition of Jane's All the World's Aircraft features more than 50 of his photographs.

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