Another offering in the Asia @ War Series.

A very interesting book. We see the Korean Air War through the eyes of Soviet Aviators sent to get combat experience in jet fighters. The first couple of pages were rough. I felt like I was reading a 1980’s era Soviet Propaganda piece. The authors quickly left that track and started a very good overview of the events leading up to Russia’s involvement, and an unknown (to me) discussion on China warning the United States prior to entering the war.

The B-29’s were initially engaged by prop-driven aircraft and were able to successfully defend themselves. This led to over confidence on the part of the Air Force leadership, and a belief that the bombers could defend themselves from fighters.

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This book’s title is a little misleading. While Panzer Crewman, does focus on the Germans in the Panzerwaffe, it is also an excellent primer and one-stop shop for history of Germany’s World War II panzers, tactics, and how they were employed from the first offensive battles to the grinding defensive battles on three fronts.

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It’s worth comparing this, the first German tank (Panzer I), with the last into full production, the Tiger II. The PzKpfw I weighed just over 5 tons and was 13ft/4m long. The Königstiger was 68 tons and 33.8ft/10.3m long. The speed of development was dictated by what happened on the battlefield as each side alternately took the lead in an increasingly competitive arms race.