Black cross and red star

German historian Franz Kurovski in his book explores the air war between Luftwaffe and Soviet Air Force in 1941-1944. The author considers aircraft actions in operations & quot, Barbarossa & Quot, & Quot, Typhoon & Quot, & Quot, Citadel & Quot, and others. Makes a brief overview of military campaigns from the beginning of the Second World Warriors up to the surrender of Germany. The book reflects the state of aviation production of the parties on the eve of the war, the description of the movement of combat action and information about the location of aviation connections on the fronts is given. Of particular interest are reports of flights from materials of military archives, the stories of pilots - participants in battles and documentary photos. The appendix shows the technical characteristics of Soviet and German aircraft, lists of famous fighter pilots are placed, as well as information on the production of aviation technology