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The air force holds a special place in the annals of Soviet military history. Although overshadowed in sheer size by the ground forces, the Soviet Air Force, in addition to conducting its normal military tasks, advertised the regime’s technological success and was a major element of Soviet foreign policy from the earliest days.
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O’Neill, M. (2002). The Soviet Air Force, 1917–1991. In: Higham, R., Kagan, F.W. (eds) The Military History of the Soviet Union. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-12029-8_10
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