66 2016–2017 NEW BOOKS

TUPOLEV TU-160: Soviet Strike Force Spearhead Yefi m Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov • Complete development and service history of the ’s/’s fi rst true multi-mode strategic • Covers early design projects, test and service introduction, and post-Soviet service in Russia and Ukraine • Also includes detailed fl eet list, aircraft structural description, and operational history

Developed as the answer to the American B-1, the Tu-160 was the Soviet Union’s most potent . Several project versions were rejected, and a highly controversial contest involving some of the Soviet Union’s top-class aircraft design companies took place before the Tu-160 variable-geometry bomber reached the hardware stage. Its design made use of many advanced features not used previously on Soviet . While being a nuclear deterrent for most of its career, the Tu-160 has recently seen actual combat in the war on terrorism. Th e Tu-160 story is not over yet, since Russia is now resuming production of the type to bolster its strategic potential. Th e book gives the type’s complete development, test and service history of the Tu-160, including such intriguing episodes as the type’s overseas deployment to Venezuela, and the fl ight of a Tu-160 with Russian President aboard. It is richly illustrated with color photos and original factory drawings. A comparison is made of the Tu-160 and its American counterpart, the B-1. Yefim Gordon is a professional researcher of Soviet and Russian history with more than forty-fi ve years of experience. He has published hundreds of features and photographs in various aviation magazines and authored/co-authored more than 125 books on Soviet and Russian aviation. Dmitriy Komissarov is a professional translator, and most of his work has been associated with aviation. He has translated or co- authored numerous books and magazine features on Soviet and Russian aviation. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 576 color and bw images • 288 pp. OTHER BOOKS YOU MAY ENJOY! ISBN: 978-0-7643-5204-1 • hard cover • $59.99 AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER Tupolev Tu-4 • 978-0-7643-4797-9 • $49.99 Tupolev Tu-144 • 978-0-7643-4894-5 • $59.99 A Guide to the Russian Federation Air Force Museum at Monino • 978-0-7643-0076-9 • $39.95

GUERRILLA NIGHTMARE: Stukas at War against Tito’s Partisans in Yugoslavia, 1943–1945 Lovro Peršen and Mario Raguž • History of the Ju 87 Stuka war against Tito’s communist Partisan Army in WWII • Partisans in Yugoslavia feared the Stuka dive bomber above all aircraft used against them in WWII • Over 180 rare WWII-era photographs

Yugoslavia experienced the terror of the Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber from the fi rst days of war in April 1941, to the end in 1945. Th e complete story is presented in this new book that includes operational history, fi rst- hand accounts, and rare wartime images of Stuka operations against Partisans. German and Italian Stukas contributed to the Axis powers’ quick defeat of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and aft er the job was done, the dive-bombers left for the Eastern Front. But with growing antifascist resistance in Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Croatia, the Stukas returned in 1943 and fl ew intensivecombat missions against Tito’s communist, Soviet Union-supported units. At this stage of the war, the dive-bombers caused widespread death and destruction, acting under the premise that “everything is a target,” including both legitimate military and purely civilian targets. Only the later appearance of the Western Allies, and subsequently the Red Army, destroyed the Junkers bombers’ supremacy over Tito’s poorly equipped Partisans. Lovro Peršen is a Croatian who lives in Madrid, and Mario Raguž, is a Croatian from Dubrovnik. Both have writt en numerous articles for aviation magazines and writt en books on aviation history. Size: 7" x 10" • 180 b/w images • 240 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5219-5 • hard cover • $34.99 AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER

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