About the author
Yefim Gordon is a Russian aviation historian and one of the most prolific English-language writers on Soviet and Russian military and civil aircraft, with dozens of titles published largely by Midland and Schiffer Publishing since the 1990s. His books, including Tupolev Tu-144: The Soviet Supersonic Airliner and Tupolev Tu-4: The First Soviet Strategic Bomber, are detailed technical and operational histories built from Soviet-era archives and design-bureau records, typically illustrated with photographs, drawings, and specification tables. The Tu-144 volume covers the Soviet Union's supersonic airliner programme, often compared to Concorde, while the Tu-4 book traces the reverse-engineering of the American B-29 into the Soviet Union's first strategic bomber. Gordon's work is aimed at aviation enthusiasts, modellers, and historians seeking primary technical detail on aircraft that were, for decades, poorly documented outside Russia.
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“Gordon’s work offers a meticulous dissection of the Tu-144’s development, appealing strongly to technical historians and aviation buffs who crave detail on variants like the Tu-144LL. However, this book is NOT suited for casual…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Tupolev Tu-144: The Soviet Supersonic Airliner
“This title offers a rigorous examination of the Tu-4’s genesis, appealing strongly to those fascinated by Soviet industrial history and reverse-engineering processes. It provides valuable insights into the collaboration between…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Tupolev Tu-4: The First Soviet Strategic Bomber
