Il-2 Shturmovik - Red Avenger

The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik became the aerial representative of the Soviet response to the German invasion on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. The Il-2 was designed as a low-level close-support aircraft capable of defeating enemy armor and other ground targets.

About the author

Jason Nicholas Moore is an avid air historian and modeler, with a particular interest in Soviet aeroplanes and has spent the last 40 years doing both historical research and constructing model aeroplanes. He has written a comprehensive history on the Il-2 Shturmovik and in addition he has written a comprehensive modeling guide to the Il-2 Shturmovik which has not been published. He has spent much of the last 30 years researching Soviet aircraft in general, and has read very extensively on the war on the Eastern Front.

Summary

The most comprehensive reference work on the Il-2 Shturmovik attack aircraft, the iconic Red Army warplane of the Second World War

Product details

• Authors: Jason Nicholas Moore, Jason Moore, Jason Nicholas Moore, Jason Nicholas Moore
• Publisher: Fonthill Media LLc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9781625450425
• ISBN: 978-1-62545-042-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 255 mm x 182 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 980 g
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration