This is a book that helps bring back into sharp focus a period that is slowly passing into history, when the world stood on the brink of all-out conflict. For those outside of the armed forces on both sides of the Iron Curtain, the reality of how focused and close the world was to war is beyond comprehension, but here Nigel Walpole presents a well-researched and insightful look at the preparedness of the opposing air forces, looking at training, tactics, and the day to day operations of each side in a non-political manner, bringing home the more personal and human side of the situation. For the modeller interested in the Cold War era this book is a wealth of information, backed with illustrations and photographs, many from personal collections, that will help to provide a full understanding of the situation as it stood. A highly readable book which is bound to inspire any modeller into creation of at least one subject from within its pages.
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