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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This second volume of Air Battles Over the Baltic 1941 continues Mikhail Timin's deeply researched examination of the Soviet Air Forces in the Baltic region during the tense months immediately preceding Operation Barbarossa. Drawing extensively upon recently declassified Soviet and German ar…chival material, the book reconstructs in extraordinary detail the desperate attempt by the Red Army Air Force to modernise, expand, and prepare for war before the German invasion of 22 June 1941. Far from presenting a confident and fully prepared air arm, Timin reveals an organisation trapped in a state of near chaotic transformation. Existing regiments were stripped of experienced personnel to create new formations; thousands of poorly trained young pilots flooded operational units; obsolete aircraft remained in frontline service; and the hurried introduction of modern types such as the MiG-1, MiG-3, Ar-2 and Il-2 generated as many problems as solutions. Throughout the Baltic Special Military District, Soviet aviation struggled with defective engines, unreliable armament, inadequate infrastructure, unfinished airfields, and a catastrophic shortage of trained crews and technicians. The book provides a uniquely granular account of this crisis. Timin traces the reorganisation of fighter, bomber and reconnaissance units; the expansion of training programmes; the construction of new airfields and concrete runways; and the relentless series of accidents, mechanical failures, and operational shortcomings that plagued Soviet aviation in the first half of 1941. Particularly revealing is the detailed treatment of the MiG-3 fighter programme, whose technical unreliability and difficult handling characteristics severely disrupted combat training in some of the Soviet Union's most important frontline fighter regiments. Extensively illustrated throughout with more than 90 rare black and white photographs, specially commissioned colour aircraft profiles, maps, and biographical studies of Soviet commanders and pilots, this volume offers one of the most detailed English language studies yet published on the condition of the Red Army Air Force on the eve of the German invasion. Combining operational history, technical analysis, archival research, and vivid human detail, Air Battles Over the Baltic 1941 Volume 2 is an essential contribution to understanding why Soviet air power entered the summer of 1941 in such a dangerously fragile condition - and why the Luftwaffe achieved such devastating success in the opening days of the war. This revised and expanded edition features enhanced colour profile captions, an updated text and new cartography covering the dispositions of the Red Army Air Force. It also includes an expanded series bibliography, further strengthening the volume's value as both a reference work and a study of early Eastern Front operations. AUTHOR: Mikhail Valeryevich Timin was born on 30 July 1979 in the city of Ulyanovsk, in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). He attained a higher education - graduating from Ulyanovsk State Technical University - and currently lives in Moscow, Russia. Married with two sons, he is a researcher specializing in the history of the Air Forces of the USSR and is the author of approximately 50 publications in the following journals: Aviatsiya i Kosmonavtika, AviaMaster, AviaPark and Flypast, as well as on the internet portal warspot.ru. For more than 10 years, he has been engaged in researching documents on Soviet military aviation in the Russian Archives: The Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (in Podolsk), The Russian State Military Archive (Moscow) and The Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive (in Krasnogorsk). 30+ colour profiles, 1 colour map, 94 b/w photos, 5 tables This second volume follows the Soviet Air Forces in the Baltic into the t Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The third volume of this landmark series examines in detail the opening hours of Operation Barbarossa as they unfolded in the skies over the Baltic region. At dawn on 22 June 1941, the Luftwaffe unleashed a devastating series of strikes against Soviet airfields, catching many aircraft on the… ground and destroying entire regiments before they could take off. Drawing on Soviet and German archival sources, Mikhail Timin reconstructs these crucial events with forensic precision. He describes how German bombers and fighters executed the first raids, the timing and routes of their attacks, and the Soviet responses as fragmented orders and poor communications undermined attempts to resist. The volume also charts the first air battles of the campaign, in which Soviet pilots, often with little combat experience, tried to meet the Luftwaffe in the air with courage but little coordination. Particular attention is given to the collapse of Soviet command and control. Communications broke down almost immediately, airfields were repeatedly struck before units could disperse, and attempts to organise counterstrikes against German forces floundered. The long-prepared Soviet retaliatory plans proved impossible to execute in the face of the Luftwaffe's dominance and the rapid destruction of aircraft and infrastructure. The book combines detailed operational analysis with vivid accounts from participants on both sides. Colour profiles, photographs, and statistical tables illustrate the sequence of events and the scale of the disaster. This volume captures the drama and destruction of the first morning of the air war over the Baltic, showing how the Luftwaffe secured the initiative and why the Soviet Air Force was unable to mount an effective defence. It marks the decisive turning point that would shape the air campaign for the weeks to follow. AUTHOR: Mikhail Valeryevich Timin was born on 30 July 1979 in the city of Ulyanovsk, in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). He attained a higher education - graduating from Ulyanovsk State Technical University - and currently lives in Moscow, Russia. Married with two sons, he is a researcher specializing in the history of the Air Forces of the USSR and is the author of approximately 50 publications in the following journals: Aviatsiya i Kosmonavtika, AviaMaster, AviaPark and Flypast, as well as on the internet portal warspot.ru. For more than 10 years, he has been engaged in researching documents on Soviet military aviation in the Russian Archives: The Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (in Podolsk), The Russian State Military Archive (Moscow) and The Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive (in Krasnogorsk). 29 colour profiles, 109 b/w photos, 3 colour maps, 23 b/w maps, 13 tables This third volume brings the narrative to the opening hours of Operation Barbarossa. At dawn on 22 June 1941, the Luftwaffe launched devastating surprise raids against Soviet airfields in the Baltic region. Mikhail Timin provides a detailed reconstruction of these first strikes, the destruction of aircraft on the ground, and the confused Soviet att Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Air Battles Over the Baltic Volume 1 offers a meticulously researched examination of the Soviet Air Forces in the Baltic Special Military District during the critical period leading up to the German invasion on 22 June 1941. Drawing extensively on previously restricted Soviet and German arch…ival material, Mikhail Timin reconstructs the composition, training, and combat readiness of the Red Army's aviation units as they prepared for what would become the opening phase of the Great Patriotic War. The study explores both the rapid expansion of Soviet air power and its systemic weaknesses. It examines the deployment of air units into Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia following their incorporation into the Soviet sphere, while analysing the challenges posed by inadequate infrastructure, logistical shortfalls, and the hurried training of thousands of newly graduated pilots. The book provides an unvarnished assessment of the sweeping organisational reforms of 19381940, revealing a force caught between ambition and operational reality. These developments are placed within a wider strategic and political context, including the lessons of the Winter War with Finland and the looming threat of German attack. Richly illustrated with rare photographs, detailed colour profiles, and maps, this volume also brings a human dimension to the story through biographical material on key personnel. It is an essential resource for understanding the strengths, limitations, and vulnerabilities of Soviet air power on the eve of war. This revised and expanded edition features enhanced colour profile captions, additional photographs-including material on pro-Soviet demonstrations in the Baltic states and ground support vehicles at Soviet airfields-and new analytical content examining lessons drawn by the Soviet Air Force from the Winter War. It also includes an expanded series bibliography, further strengthening the volume's value as both a reference work and a study of early Eastern Front operations. AUTHOR: Mikhail Valeryevich Timin was born on 30 July 1979 in the city of Ulyanovsk, in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). He attained a higher education - graduating from Ulyanovsk State Technical University - and currently lives in Moscow, Russia. Married with two sons, he is a researcher specializing in the history of the Air Forces of the USSR and is the author of approximately 50 publications in the following journals: Aviatsiya i Kosmonavtika, AviaMaster, AviaPark and Flypast, as well as on the internet portal warspot.ru. For more than 10 years, he has been engaged in researching documents on Soviet military aviation in the Russian Archives: The Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (in Podolsk), The Russian State Military Archive (Moscow) and The Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive (in Krasnogorsk). 84 b/w photos, 32+ colour profiles, 1 colour map, 6 tables This first volume explores the creation and condition of Soviet air power in the Baltic region on the eve of the German invasion. Drawing on newly opened archives, Mikhail Timin reconstructs the organisation of the Baltic Special Military District's air forces, their hurried build-up in 1940, and the training of crews who would soon face the Luftwa Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. This overview of the Red Army's air forces in the opening days of the German invasion of 1941 presents a survey of the technical specifications, personnel, key locations and strategic plans of the commanders. A detailed introduction also describes the preparations and the territorial infringements that… preceded Operation Barbarossa. Drawing on German and Soviet archives, the book includes maps and over 300 photographs, many of them previously unseen.
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