The Kuban 1943: The bloody struggle over the Caucasus

This is the first book to study the air campaign over the Kuban, the little-known turning point of the Eastern Front air war.

In April and May 1943, the Luftwaffe and Soviet Air Force (VVS) engaged in an intense battle for air superiority over the Kuban Peninsula. Both sides launched maximum efforts to support offensives by their ground forces as the Germans battled to destroy the small beachhead held by the Red Army, while the Soviets tried to drive them into the Kerch Straits. It was the...