A damn good read.

XabbaRus · 01-02-08, 05:51 AM

My in-laws brought me "Poznat Sebya v Boiu" - "Discover Yourself in Battle", by Alexander Pokryshkin, it's in Russian but one interesting book. Throws quite a lot of light on the whole mentality of the Soviet VVS and the amount of hassle he had with party brown nosers.

If I find some good passages I'll translate them and post them here.

PeriscopeDepth · 01-05-08, 02:43 AM

Sounds interesting. I would think something by Pokryshkin would generate enough international interest to be translated, but after briefly looking around that doesn't appear to be the case. Really too bad.

PD

XabbaRus · 01-05-08, 10:38 AM

I would have thought so too. It could become a project for me once I have read it and understand it. His writing is clear and purposeful, not literary like the great writers whoeven in English I got bored with.

Just got past the bit where he accidentally shot down an SU-2 and enjoying how he really thought a lot of his commanders were idiots.

01-02-08, 05:51 AM	#1
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	A damn good read. My in-laws brought me "Poznat Sebya v Boiu" - "Discover Yourself in Battle", by Alexander Pokryshkin, it's in Russian but one interesting book. Throws quite a lot of light on the whole mentality of the Soviet VVS and the amount of hassle he had with party brown nosers. If I find some good passages I'll translate them and post them here. __________________

01-05-08, 10:38 AM	#3
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I would have thought so too. It could become a project for me once I have read it and understand it. His writing is clear and purposeful, not literary like the great writers whoeven in English I got bored with. Just got past the bit where he accidentally shot down an SU-2 and enjoying how he really thought a lot of his commanders were idiots. __________________

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01-05-08, 02:43 AM	#2
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Sounds interesting. I would think something by Pokryshkin would generate enough international interest to be translated, but after briefly looking around that doesn't appear to be the case. Really too bad. PD