Stepan Mikoyan. The autobiography of a man dedicated to flying, first in the defense of the Soviet Union in WWII, and then test flying the new generation of Russian jet fighters that confronted the West during wars in Korea, Vietnam and throughout the Cold War. It also provides an extraordinary insight into the political and social life of the leadership of the USSR from the days of Stalin until the breakdown of the communist regime. 384 pgs., 40 B&W photos, 6"x 9", hdbd. #0005490