Memoirs of a Soviet Fighter Ace 1941-45
Mariinskiy. This is the extraordinary story of Evgeniy Mariinskiy, a Soviet fighter ace and Hero of the Soviet Union who shot down twenty enemy planes in aerial combat over the Eastern Front between 1943 and 1945 and who was himself shot down several times. It's a gripping and superbly readable memoir that covers early training days, the tactics of the Red Army Air Force, engagements with enemy fighters, forced landings, loss of comrades, everyday life and more. 176 pages, 20 B&W photographs, 6"x 9", hardcover. #0036055