בידספיריט | נכס Lapchinsky A. N. Air battle. | 21/12/2021 | The Arc

Lapchinsky A. N. Air battle. - M. [Red Banner of the Order of Lenin Military Academy named after M. V. Frunze.] State Military Publishing House, 1934. - 288 p. Circulation of 15,000 copies. Hardcover, enlarged format (16.5 x 23 cm). The covers of the binding are worn, the upper right corners of the upper cover of the binding and the block are damaged; red pencil marks in the text; rare temporary and everyday spots on the pages; splits of the block are planned. [Alexander Nikolaevich Lapchinsky (July 23 (11), 1882, Postelnikovo village, Kalyazinsky Uyezd, Russian Empire — May 2, 1938, Moscow, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet military scientist, teacher, and brigade commander.  Lapchinsky is one of the founders of the operational art of air combat. During his life, he published more than 130 scientific papers, in which, in particular, he showed the importance of aviation in combat operations, proved the need to gain air supremacy and assist ground troops; participated in the development of fighter and bomber tactics. Lapchinsky's theoretical calculations found practical application during the Second World War.]