In a definitive new account of the Soviet Union at war; Alexander Hill charts the development; successes and failures of the Red Army from the industrialisation of the Soviet Union in the late 1920s through to the end of the Great Patriotic War in May 1945. Setting military strategy and operations within a broader context that includes national mobilisation on a staggering scale; the book presents a comprehensive account of the origins and course of the war from the perspective of this key Allied power. Drawing on the latest archival research and a wealth of eyewitness testimony; Hill portrays the Red Army at war from the perspective of senior leaders and men and women at the front line to reveal how the Red Army triumphed over the forces of Nazi Germany and her allies on the Eastern Front; and why it did so at such great cost.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Peak Into What Might Have BeenBy JCALNormally I don't complain about the size of the AF Legends at their various price points. In this case I suspect Mr. Ginter might be well served to consider a revised edition completed by a specialist author on the USAF of this era.(Calling Mr. Pace!) I would have liked to have seen a bit more about the other issues of the time as well.While the common deficiencies of the turbojet are listed in the text; a direct comparison the F-86 in terms of performance and range certainly opened my eyes to why this concept was being pursued. The envelope is almost identical except for range is much greater for XF-84H.This monograph opened more questions and then left me wanting for more. For example it states the switch over to the single propeller shaft was done before the aircraft were built. The picture of the prop tach shows a needle marked "1". This is typical of a dual tach set-up. Why have that when you're only driving a single shaft propeller? Other questions arise such as why did the RH wing have an additional fuel cell with an extra 10 gallons compared the the LH wing? Another missing tidbit was why BuAer insisted on an afterburner.The book follows the usual Legends format with a little pre-history; design; usage then the available models. As usual with the series there is an abundance of detail photographs. A nice surprise was a one page description of the XF-88B. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in early jet fighters or USAF experimental programs;1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. XF-84H Book CommentsBy John M. LeonardThis book contains a lot of good pictures of the XF-84H and a nice table of geometric characteristics. But I thought it had too many pictures of landing gears and ejection seats. I thought it contained a number of technical errors. For example; the Navy T40s used a combining gearbox where both propellers could be turned by either engine; not separately with each prop being powered by its own engine. The anti-torque fin called a "take-off fin" would have been worthless at take-off because the aircraft speed would have been to low. And I question all of the references to an afterburner. I have looked up the tailpipe of the XF-84H at the Air Force Museum and I don't see anything that looks like an afterburner - no fuel nozzles and no flame holder. And he didn't say anything about the 3000 rpm prop designed and built for the Navy. (See the AAHS Journal. Fall 2015.)0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A fascinating closeup on one of the most obscure aircraft of the jet age.By Gerome G. TorribioI have been curious about this aviation curiosity since I saw the XF-84H sitting out in the weather on a pedestal as a "gate guard" at Meadows Field in Bakersfield. I thought the book had a good mix of pictures; tech. details and analysis that show that this project was an attempt to solve some vexing technical problems at the time. Given the unreliability of the Allison XT40 turboprop engine that powered these planes; the story is a reminder of the supreme courage of the test pilots who strapped themselves into these crates and "pushed the envelope."
