





Soviet Naval Aviation: 1946-1991 [Gordon, Yefim, Komissarov, Dmitriy] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Soviet Naval Aviation: 1946-1991 Review: Really detailed book on the Soviet Naval Aviation (SNA). - Great book on the subject of Soviet Naval Aviation (SNA) airplanes and deployment units. It also covers the Soviet Navy aircraft carrier development and the associated airplanes. Lots of photos to accompany the text. Covers airplanes and weapons (primarily air - to - surface missiles). I got the impression that the author is nostalgic for the old Glory days of the USSR and its military power: there are quite a few references to the Main Enemy or the Potential Adversaries. Review: Excellent overview for one volume - This is a great one-stop book for a good overview of Soviet Naval aviation. After the review by F. Stop Fitzgerald, I have nothing to add of any substance about the subject itself. This book is typical of Mr.Gordon. After reading it, you may want to buy more of his work.
| Best Sellers Rank | #10,453,921 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #8,931 in Naval Military History #9,578 in Communism & Socialism (Books) #10,558 in Military Aviation History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (29) |
| Dimensions | 8.5 x 1.31 x 11.7 inches |
| Edition | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10 | 1902109317 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1902109312 |
| Item Weight | 3.95 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 368 pages |
| Publication date | September 13, 2013 |
| Publisher | Hikoki |
B**.
Really detailed book on the Soviet Naval Aviation (SNA).
Great book on the subject of Soviet Naval Aviation (SNA) airplanes and deployment units. It also covers the Soviet Navy aircraft carrier development and the associated airplanes. Lots of photos to accompany the text. Covers airplanes and weapons (primarily air - to - surface missiles). I got the impression that the author is nostalgic for the old Glory days of the USSR and its military power: there are quite a few references to the Main Enemy or the Potential Adversaries.
J**L
Excellent overview for one volume
This is a great one-stop book for a good overview of Soviet Naval aviation. After the review by F. Stop Fitzgerald, I have nothing to add of any substance about the subject itself. This book is typical of Mr.Gordon. After reading it, you may want to buy more of his work.
M**R
Very informative.
Read Frieman's "Defending the Fleet" alongside this book for the USN view of Soviet naval aviation.
J**L
Soviet Navl Aviation
A well documented and illustrated history of the Soviet Navy's air arm. The illustrations, bot photographic and those by artists are of very high quality.
L**O
Five Stars
Yefim’s quality is present in this Cold War chapter of Naval Aviation in the Soviet Union.
G**Y
very satisfied with this author
This author never deceived with the writings of his books,including many rares pictures.I have in my aviation collection most of his books.I'm always waiting for his next one.Highly recommended.Gary
S**T
he loved it.
Gave it as a XMAS gift to my Daa U.S. Naval Aviator from 1943 To 1965. Said as a Cold War Aviator, he loved it.
A**R
Nothing much better i saw before.
A piece of art.
A**K
Gordon and Komissarov have developed into pretty much the authority on Soviet / Russian aviation matters and this book will only cement that status further. Dealing with the perhaps slightly less well known Soviet Naval Aviation, the book covers the period 1945 to 1991 (with some comments and content going slightly beyond the latter date). After an introduction on the subject the authors proceed to give a general overview, including the development, Orders of Battle, the main personalities, etc. After that the book goes into the types of aircraft, namely: - maritime reconnaissance - strike force - anti submarine force - fighters and attack aircraft - auxiliary and special mission aircraft. Even though these sections are devoted to aircraft classes, the writing is not focusing on the aircraft alone; in a fashion typical for the authors no subject is too remote to be covered. This means that first hand mission accounts, deployments in the Soviet Union and abroad, training exercises, tactics, accidents, maintenance regimens, organizational strengths and weaknesses, ramp up of crew training, and many more aspects find themselves included (even trying to get readers to pronounce the Russian expressions correctly is not beyond the reach of the authors). For the aircraft themselves there is a separate section at the end, where more detail on the types is included. The book also has a section on the Cold War clashes, on the end of the Soviet era and very interestingly, on the aircraft carriers of the Soviet Navy (including the aircraft carrying cruisers such as the Moskva class), and the types operating from them. You will find the well known types such as the Tu-16s, Tu-95s, Tu-142s, Be-12s, An-12s, Il-28s, and the Il-38s in the book as well as the relatively rare ones, such as the Tu-14T, the Tu-4 in naval use, the jet powered Be-10 flying boat, the early Kamov helicopters (Ka-10 and Ka-15), all of which will be less well known to people not deeply interested in the subject. On top of the encyclopedic content the book also comes with hundreds of photographs, colour drawings, unit badges and medals, tables and other elements trying to enrich the understanding. In fact the only criticism I haven't this respect is that for some reason there is only a single picture of the Tu-22 Blinder, even though these formed an important component of the force for some time - but then again one cannot have it all. So overall a truly excellent book and one I can only recommend to aviation, Soviet military or Cold War enthusiasts more generally. It does demand concentration and is not a straightforward coverage of the types only but it really rewards the effort of those interested in all the possible detail.
M**O
...beccare questo volume imponente del grande Yefim Gordon a soli 16,62 euro. Non so se è stato un errore o meno ma non ho perso tempo ad approfittarne. Si tratta di uno dei volumi che fanno parte dell'ultima collana curata da Gordon. Storia, tecnica, centinaia di foto e schemi a colori. Capitoli ben strutturati e descrizioni tecniche eccellenti.
A**N
Hier wird ein weiteres Kapitel der sowjetischen Luftfahrt aufgeschlagen. Eines, das längst überfällig war. In der Gesamtheit dürfte bisher wohl kaum so umfangreich über diesen Bereich der Sowjetluftfahrt berichtet worden sein. Es werden bekannte Aufklärungs-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Spezialflugzeuge vorgestellt, aber auch weniger bekannte Typen wie die strahlgetriebenen Flugboote Be-10 oder die Versuche mit den sogenannten Ekranoplanes zumindest kurz beleuchtet. Auch kommt der Einsatz im Kalten Krieg nicht zu kurz, untermalt mit zahlreichen Fotos und Abbildungen. Hier gibt es rund 600 Fotos, 70 Farbrisse und Abzeichen, die das Buch bestens ausschmücken und den Kauf auf jeden Fall lohnenswert machen !
H**C
C'est un vaste sujet que l'aéronautique navale soviétique (AVMF) et ce livre comble une grosse lacune sur le sujet. Il en présente les unités et les appareils à partir de 1946 jusqu'à la fin de l'URSS : période de transition technologique, certes, (passage de l'hélice au réacteur) mais aussi d'expansion des forces armées sur fond de rivalité avec l'Occident. Le livre évoque brièvement les unités aériennes de torpillage de la 2ème GM équipées notamment de Douglas Bostons fournis par les USA avant que ceux-ci ne cèdent la place à des matériels du cru comme les Tu-2, Tu-4, Il-28, Tu-14, Tu-16, Tu-22, Tu-95 et Tu-22M. Le marins ont aussi utilisé des chasseurs : Mig-15 puis surtout des Sukhoï - Su-17, Su-24 et Su-25 pour les missions d'assaut à la mer. Le livre n'oublie pas non plus les An-12 utilisés pour des missions de recueil, beaucoup plus discrètes mais néanmoins indispensables. L'AVMF, c'était aussi des appareils plus spécifiques, conçus réellement pour des missions en milieu maritime : les appareils amphibies Beriev Be-6 et Be-12, l'Il-38 de patrouille maritime et surtout le Yak-38 Forger à décollage et à atterrissage vertical. Ce dernier fut d'ailleurs embarqué sur des bâtiments porte-aéronefs (Kiev, Minsk, Novorossiysk et Admiral Gorshkov). Le livre consacre un chapitre entier au sujet et l'on s'aperçoit au final que la marine soviétique s'était dotée d'une véritable aviation embarquée même si le Yak-38 présentait des caractéristiques moindres que le Harrier, son équivalent occidental le plus proche. Bien sur, Le hélicoptères ne sont pas oubliés : aux côtés de Mi-4, Mi-8 et surtout Mi-14, on trouve la série des Kamov Ka-10, Ka-15, Ka-25 et surtout Ka-27/29, la fameuse série des Helix. A noter, beaucoup de photos inédites (et en couleurs), certaines ayant été prises en vol à partir d'appareils occidentaux au-dessus des océans. On y trouvera aussi des ordres de bataille et surtout un chapitre à la fin de l'ouvrage présentant certains armements comme les torpilles de différents types et surtout les missiles air-surface emportés par les bombardiers. Assurément, il s'agit d'un ouvrage très bien "ficelé" dont Yefim Gordon est le spécialiste du genre. Sans être austère, cet ouvrage est instructif - il fournit de nombreuses informations et devrait parfaitement convenir aux lecteurs intéressés par l'aviation ou le monde militaire soviétiques. Ce livre s'inscrit donc dans la lignée de ceux consacrés à l'Aviation de défense aérienne (IA-PVO), de bombardement stratégique et de combat tactique de l'ancienne Union soviétique, également édités chez Hikoki. Compte tenu de ce niveau de qualité, un cinquième ouvrage concernant cette fois l'aviation de transport militaire soviétique serait vraiment le bienvenu. Là aussi, il devrait rester de nombreuses pages à écrire et de bien belles photos à sortir des archives.
A**E
A very good book well priced and recived in tip top condition on the date promised. I think this book is a must have for any fan of Soviet Aviation written as it is by, in my opinion, the leading writer on Russian/Soviet aviation.
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