First seeing action in the wake of the German invasion of the USSR in June 1941, the Royal Rumanian Air Force had been allied to the Luftwaffe since the Romanian government signed a Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy in November 1940. This book reveals how, despite suffering heavy losses to the numerically superior Russian forces, the Rumanians inflicted even greater casualties on the communists. Locked in bitter conflict with the Soviets until September 1944, when the Red Army poured across the Rumanian frontier and forced an armistice, the modest fighter force claimed 1500+ kills using primarily Bf 109's, E’s.
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Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series combines full colour artwork, the best archival contemporary photography, and first hand accounts from aces to bring history's greatest airborne conflicts to life.
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Canadian national Dénes Bérnad has specialised in studying Romanian and Eastern European military aviation during World War 2 for the past 25 years. A mechanical engineer by profession , he is also a founding member of the Association to Promote the History of Rumanian Aviation (Bucharest, Romania) and Hungarian Association of Aviation History (Budapest, Hungary).
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Long overdue book!,
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A little-known story of great courage, skill and patriotism! A long awaited publication. Full of interesting details, great photographs and stunning colour plates of World War II planes. A joy to read!
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Unlike, say, the same book regarding Hungarian pilots (Hungarian=jingoistic; and I say this having been to Hungary and having enjoyed myself immensely-though pre-financial collapse), this book is a fascinating & even-handed look at the air war over Romania. It was far more than just Ploesti, although its hard to just devote 10-20 pages (or so) to such a significant event in USAAF-USAF history. Its only with the drop of the Iron Curtain that I've come to appreciate the Me-109 as something more than a 2nd rate FW-190. A very versatile & effective plane!
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A very good and historical very true this book.,
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Now I am an retired engineer of Industria Aeronautica Romana - Brasov . Many years ago, (at my 25 years of age),
I was very lucky to listen some war air battle stories spoken directly by Romanian Ace Ioan Milu. In that book I found some of those actions absolutely real. This book is a reference book of reality and dramatism for Romanian pilots involved .. Congratulation to the author .
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Between the two World Wars, the Kingdom of Rumania was the most powerful and influential state in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Constantin Cantacuzino, World War, Black Sea, Iron Cross, Teodor Greceanu, Soviet Union, Dan Vizanty, Red Army, Flying Officer, Ion Dobran, Ion Galea, King Michael, Lucian Toma, Tiberiu Vinca, Fifteenth Air Force, Mihai Viteazul Order, Pilot Officer, Second Class, Flight Lieutenant, Horia Agarici, Lance Corporal, Order of Mihai Viteazul, Vasile Gavriliu, Constantin Lungulescu, Dan Scurtu New!
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Between the two World Wars, the Kingdom of Rumania was the most powerful and influential state in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Constantin Cantacuzino, World War, Black Sea, Iron Cross, Teodor Greceanu, Soviet Union, Dan Vizanty, Red Army, Flying Officer, Ion Dobran, Ion Galea, King Michael, Lucian Toma, Tiberiu Vinca, Fifteenth Air Force, Mihai Viteazul Order, Pilot Officer, Second Class, Flight Lieutenant, Horia Agarici, Lance Corporal, Order of Mihai Viteazul, Vasile Gavriliu, Constantin Lungulescu, Dan Scurtu New!
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