Soviet Combat Aircraft of the Second World War Volume Two: Twin-Engined Fighters, Attack Aircraft and Bombers

176 pp. Black-and-white photographs and diagrams throughout. Arranged by designers, this second installment of a two-volume set includes the aircraft of such famous names as Ilyushin, Petlyakov, and Tupolev, as well as lesser-known types. In preparing this volume, the authors combed untapped archives in the Soviet Union to uncover a wealth of data that rewrites longheld Western beliefs.