Petlyakov PE-2 ‘Peshka’ - Peter C. Smith - Crowood Aviation
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**PLEASE READ** I WILL PROVIDE A SHIPPING QUOTE IF YOU PURCHASE MULTIPLE ITEMS. PLEASE AWAIT MY COMBINED SHIPPING INVOICE FOR MULTIPLE ORDERS. IF YOU ONLY BUY ONE ITEM YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND PAY. REMEMBER - IT IS MORE ECONOMICAL TO BUY MULTIPLE PURCHASES AND GET EVERYTHING SHIPPED TOGETHER -------------------------------------------------- **SOME SUNLIGHT FADING TO SPINE** Petlyakov PE-2 ‘Peshka’ - Peter C. Smith - Crowood Aviation Superb Title! Hard to find book in the ever-popular Crowood range, from renowned aviation expert Peter. C. Smith. Anything with his name on it is bound to be a great read. As usual with Crowood titles, there are numerous photos and a highly detailed text. Russian aviation aficionados will lap this up! This is certainly one of the best titles in the Crowood range, and is correspondingly sought after. Highly recommended read. Here's an Amazon customer review (2006) which gives the book 5/5: The words are NOT my own and are for descriptive purposes only. This is the best history of a Russian bomber in English that I have ever read. The engineering, combat experience, and political background of the most important World War II Soviet bomber are described in careful detail. An account of the Pe-2's post-war service in smaller nations illustrates Cold War expansion of Stalinism. Using many translations of documents and memoirs once buried in secret Soviet archives, the author's large 208-page study has photos, drawings and data on the many variations devel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Very Good
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