Hot Skies of the Cold War: The Bulgarian Air Force in the 1950s

by Alexander Mladenov and Evgeni Andonov

After the end of the Second World War, Bulgaria fell in total dependency upon the Soviet Union as a direct result of the 1944 Yalta agreement on the 'spheres of influence' division of Europe. The Bulgarian Air Force was radically reformed in the Soviet style and rapidly re-equipped with huge numbers of front-line aircraft.

The strengthening of the Bulgarian air arm became a high priority as the Cold War in the Balkans gathered speed, and small...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912866919
• ISBN13: 9781912866915
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 11.6"