Hot Skies of the Cold War - The Bulgarian Air Force in the 1950s

After the end of the Second World War, Bulgaria fell in total dependency upon the Soviet Union as a direct result of the 1944 Yalta agreement on the 'spheres of influence' division of Europe. The Bulgarian Air Force was radically reformed in the Soviet style and rapidly re-equipped with huge numbers of front-line aircraft. The strengthening of the

About the author

Alexander Mladenov is an aerospace & defence author, journalist and photographer, based in Sofia, Bulgaria. A graduate of the Technical University of Sofia, he is also the author of a series of books on Soviet/Russian modern military aircraft and this is his third book for Helion.

Summary

A detailed study of the early Cold War development and operations of the Bulgarian Air Force. It covers the entire spectrum of counter air operations undertaken by the Bulgarian air arm between 1946 and 1960, including the tragic downing of El Al Flight 402.

Product details

• Authors: Evgeni Andonov, Alexander Mladenov
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781912866915
• ISBN: 978-1-912866-91-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 419 mm x 296 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 378 g
• Illustrations: 101 b/w photos/ills, 4 colour maps (1 in colour), 3 colour photos, 18 colour profiles, 4 tables
• Series: Europe@War
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, History - Military / War, HISTORY / Military / Aviation