Soviet Air Power of the Cold War

"...a praiseworthy examination of the evolution of the Soviet air force throughout the Cold War." — Journal of Military History
At the peak of the Cold War in the 1950s the Soviet Union possessed some 12,000 aircraft, making it the largest air force of all the protagonists. By the 1990s this had declined to around 8,000, the reduction largely reflecting the increase in aircraft capability. As well as fighters and bombers, the Soviet inventory included trainers, transports, seaplanes, elect...