{"product_id":"9781782005520","title":"LaGG \u0026 Lavochkin Aces of World War 2","description":"This book examines the LaGG family of fighters, that were amongst the first modern piston-engined interceptors made available to the Red Air Forces in early 1941and proved far better fighters than their radial-engined predecessors. Despite technical maladies and political interference from Moscow, the LaGG-3 matured into an effective fighter when flown to its strengths at low level. Many early Soviet aces were weaned on the LaGG-3, and if they survived the early massacres of 1941-42, they went on to fly the Lavochkin family of fighters. Indeed, the Lavochkin La-3, -5 and -7 were the fighters of choice for Heroes of the Soviet Union such as Ivan Kozhedub, who claimed 62 kills.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152325656816,"sku":"9781782005520","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782005520_p0.jpg?v=1763718141","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782005520","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}