This book provides a look into many of the incredible bomber concepts developed by Soviet designers at the height of the Cold War. Co-auther Yefim Gordon is widely recognized as a leading expert on Soviet aircraft who has written some of the most definitive books on the subject given his unique access to the archives of the design bureaus at Sukhoi, Ilyushin, Antonov, Tupolev, Myasishchev, Beriev, and Yakovlev. This book benefits tremendously from Gordon's research and contains details as well as photos and drawings of many bomber concepts never seen before.

In addition to these design studies that never left the drawing board, Soviet Secret Projects also covers those bombers that did go into production and shows the connections between them. The book is divided into categories describing subjects such as piston-engine bombers, early jets, ground attack planes, and hypersonic designs. The reader will be fascinated to learn about Soviet aircraft that mirrored developments in the West and others that adopted highly unusual configurations as engineers experimented with advanced ideas.

Soviet Secret Projects: Bombers is an excellent book that sets the standard for documenting the accomplishments of the Soviet aviation industry. We highly reccommend this superb reference to anyone with an interest in Cold War aircraft or advanced design.