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Slovakian and Bulgarian Aces of World War 2 (Aircraft of the Aces) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jiri Rajlich
Creator: John Weal
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1132180
Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 1841766526
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.54494373
EAN: 9781841766522
ASIN: 1841766526
Publication Date: February 25, 2004
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Product Description
In 1939, Slovakia signed a protection agreement with the German Reich and joined the attack on Poland, where its Avia B-534-equipped fighter squadrons claimed their first kills. In October 1942, having made do with obsolete aircraft, the Slovaks were equipped with Bf 109Es and eventually acquired 43 Messerschmitt fighters. The Slovaks would claim over 215 kills. Although it supported German efforts in Yugoslavia and Greece, Bulgaria did not declare war on Russia. First seeing action in August 1943, Bulgarian fighter pilots used their Bf 109Gs to good effect. From late 1943 through to mid-1944, the Bulgarian pilots attempted to defend the country from American bombers, and Stoyanov and Bochev made ace during this period.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Biased but useful September 18, 2004
karpaten (Albany, NY USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The book presents useful data about Slovak air aces, though the political slant is at times annoying. Slovaks who fought for Hitler are "traitors," Slovaks who fought for Stalin "patriots."
Perhaps Tiso's Slovakia was a "puppet" regime, but then so was
postwar Czechoslovakia.
The editors of the series could have worked more closely with the authors (who grew up in Communist Czechoslovakia and seemingly were brainwashed there)to edit out such bias. But, though annoying, the slant does not detract from the usefulness of the book, since little information on Slovak air aces is available otherwise. I would have welcomed a brief biographical dictionary, though, for all aces, instead of just 3 of them.
 More Gold from Osprey April 7, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Typically well-produced in Osprey fashion, this volume covers (mainly)Slovakian and Czech uprising air units and pilots; by comparison the Bulgarian half is somewhat short-changed. I would have liked a little more on the early (39-40) period included in the Bulgarian coverage. However, many of the photos (and color illustrations) are new to me, including a unique Dewoitine 520 in Bulgarian markings with a Luftwaffe-style winkel and bars (the French magazine Avions, which arrived the next day and has an article on Bulgarian 520's, shows the rudder as white, the Osprey shows it as yellow, take your choice). Well worth the price.
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