Having entered the Great Patriotic War on fighters that were inferior in every way to German aircraft, the “Stalinist Falcons” ended the Second World War on the magnificent La-7 and Yak-3, superior not only to the Messers and Fokkers, but also to the Spitfires. with Lightnings. It was on the La-7 that the best Soviet ace Ivan Kozhedub fought, one of the first to shoot down a Me-262 jet and destroy a pair of American Mustangs in the sky over Berlin. The victorious end of the war and the transfer of the country “to a peaceful path” allowed aircraft manufacturers to move from wooden structures to all-metal. This is how the last piston fighters of the USSR appeared - the “Flying Fortress killer” La-9, equipped with four 23-mm cannons, and the escort fighter La-11, distinguished by its enormous range, which managed to shoot down American reconnaissance aircraft that violated the Soviet border, and fought in the skies of China and Korea. In this book you will find comprehensive information about the latest propeller-engine fighters, which became the crown of development of piston aircraft in the USSR. This collector's edition is printed on premium quality coated paper and illustrated with hundreds of exclusive drawings and photographs.