"African MiGs" examines the role and the history of deployment of the MiG- and Sukhoi-fighters in no less but 19 African Air Forces: from Guinea in the west to Somalia in the east, and from Mali and Sudan in the north to Angola and Mozambique in the south, any African air force that ever used or is still using interceptors and fighter-bombers built by MiG, Sukhoi, Shenyang, Chengdu, or Nanchang, is mentioned and is described into an extent never available before. This fact makes this book a unique work of reference beyond any doubt!

Years-long-research undertaken by several persons is this work’s background. It was conducted with the help of numerous eye-witnesses, but also quite a few previously secret documents from different countries and archives, made accessible for the first time with this publication.

This well-balanced, detailed and extensive work describes and analyses on 160 pages the development of each single air force, its organisation and abilities, equipment, units, bases, the employment of the "MiGs", and their characteristics, serials and other markings.

In the many cases of the countries where "MiGs" were involved in any sort of fighting - and this was the case with almost every single African air force - also the history, combat deployment and missions, weapons and tactics are described in detail. A special attention is given to the wars in Angola, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Congo, Somalia and Sudan. All of them is described particularly in-depth.

Each chapter includes several tables, with all known details over single aircraft, units, and also combat losses. Particular attention is given to the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea, fought only recently, between 1998 and 2000. This chapter is of special interest for many observers, historians, enthusiasts as well as scale modellers, since it reveals details about several air battles involving Ethiopian Su-27s and Eritrean MiG-29s. Other chapters are likewise filled with extensive and detailed information (down to stories of single aircraft), descriptions, and explanations.

Professionally yet understandably written, "African MiGs" is full of authentic, so far unpublished information of immense importance. Even important lessons can be drawn, especially at a time when many European countries rethink and increase their engagement on the Black Continent!

This book is illustrated with more than 70 excellent and unique colour artworks, some 20 tables with details of the organisational structure, units, single aircraft and attrition charts, as well as five maps.

Conclusion: a "must have" book for every serious observer, professional students of air war history, but also all enthusiasts interested in MiG and Sukhoi fighters, and an ideal inspiration for every dedicated scale aircraft model-fan!