Hot Skies of the Cold War. 1941–1960
The presented book is the first part of a dilogy devoted to the events of the Cold War era, mainly related to the use of aviation in this confrontation.
Based on available sources, it tells about the active actions of the aviation of the United States and its allies against the Soviet Union in that difficult period. Countering this, the servicemen of the Air Force and Air Defense of the USSR, Frontier Aviation were ready to stop the enemy at any cost, including their own lives. In addition, the details of incidents between the allies in the anti-Hitler coalition, which led to the use of weapons against each other in the early 1940s, and then about the difficult situation in the second half of the 1940s-1950s practically on all the borders of the USSR due to numerous reconnaissance and sabotage violations of the border almost along the entire perimeter of the territory of our country. The greatest number of border incidents occurred in the 1950s, when, in order to sharply intensify intelligence activities, the USSR's adversaries began to develop and use specialized equipment: reconnaissance planes from the Shuting Star to the U-2, balloon jumpers, automatic drifting balloons, and much more. Active throwing of parachutist saboteurs into the territory of the USSR continued. All this led to balancing the world on the brink of a hot war and, naturally, did not do without casualties on both sides. The narrative is divided into chapters by decades in chronological order and covers the period from the 1940s to the end of the 1950s. Each chapter is preceded by a brief characterization of the socio-political situation and the most important events in the USSR and the world. The second part of the dilogy will be devoted to the period 1961-1991. The book contains more than 430 photo illustrations, many of which are unique and published for the first time. It is intended for a wide range of readers.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
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- All books in the series Air wars of the twentieth century