Krakh plana Edel'veis. Sovetskaia aviatsiia v bitve za Kavkaz - Pshenianik Georgii Andreevich

The author of this book, Georgi Pshenayanik, was a direct participant in the battle for the Caucasus, in 1942-1943. served as Chief of Staff of the 88th Fighter Aviation Regiment and later Senior Officer and Chief of the War Experience Division of the 4th Air Army. Using his own command and staff experience, as well as numerous examples of combat work of Soviet pilots, the author analyzes the issues of the organization of aviation combat operations in the defensive and offensive operations of the Red Army, conducted on the The North Caucasus between July 1942 and October 1943 tells the story of the command of aviation associations, units and units that took part in the battles for the Caucasus. This is the first generalstudy in the national military-historical science on the participation of Soviet aviation in the battle for the Caucasus.