No, I Don't Have this Book, but I'd Sure Like and Love To! It's Title Alone is Very Enticing! The Title Does however sound Vaguely, yet somewhat Distinctly, Familiar.

But on the Subject of Soviet MIGs, I've Long Had the Book "MIG Pilot", which is the Story of Lt. Viktor Belenko's Truly Dareing Escape and Defection in a MIG-29 Foxbat, from Soviet Siberia to Northern Japan, in 1976. ( A Book Condensation of Such, also Appears in a particular Back Issue of the Reader's Digest, -I know Not of which particular One that might be, right now. But It Has to be from 76, 77, or just maybe 78.) More than just a Story of his Aerial Breakaway and Escape Itself, -Gripping and All as That Too is!, It also Relates Well, his Factors Leading Up to This, -His "What and Why", of Life at a Far Eastern Siberian MIG Base, and of his Aftermath in Japan and then in our United States. Where Among Other Things, President Ford granted him Complete and Immeadiate Political Asylum, partly in Answer to Clumbsy Soviet Attempts to Get Him Back. Being Into Aviation, National Security and Defense, Adventure, the Outdoors, Survival, and Escape as I Am!, -This is Only Naturally, One of my Most Fondly Favorite of Books!

But I myself Do Not have, the Other One of which you are Speaking Of. Unfortunately. But I May Someday! Keep Looking, ( Unless you've Already Got It! ), Others will Read this post, and Perhaps some One or Ones of They can be Helpful.

Now as to the Catalog and Such that you're Seeking, of Soviet and Russian Survival Gear, Etc, -I've Seen One, and Not All that Long Ago. And it's in the English Language. Right Up there with any other typical Catalog we're Familiar with. There is, or at least has been, such a Catalog, of Soviet Military and Other such Gear. I Forget the Name, but "Soviet" or "Sovietskaya" or something like that, is in it's Title. I Came Across 2 Secondhand Back Issues, a few years ago, which Alas!, I Unfortunately Threw Out, in a Cleanup / Reorganization around here, some months ago. But Not without my First Giveing Them a Good Lookover Browse! Chances are Darned Good, that They're Still in Publication. Try Net Searches under various Good, Appropriate Key Words, and Let's Ask if Anyone Else on our Forums has a Better Idea of This than I Do! Anyone?!

I 've also recently Read a Post somewhere, -Comparing American and Soviet / Russian Compasses. I Do Not Remember which particular Forum that was on, but by it's Subject Matter, I Think it might More Reasonably be on our Survival Forum.

One Thing about Soviet and Warsaw Pact / PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER. Survival Training and Techniques that I Do know something About, is Their Great "Cold World","Sink or Swim!", kind of Realistic Lengths they Go To!, Often with No Moral Compunctions Whatsoever,-the Latter Something I Can't and Won't Suscribe to! Various Survival Training Values notwithstanding.

Havn't Got the Excellent Book you Mention, but Think I've Heard of It! Good Luck in Getting It!, -Unless of course you May Have Alreddi Got It! And All Good Luck in Coming Across that Catalog!, or Other Such Information Source!

CORRECTION- Writing this Post has prompted me to Go Up and Take Another look at my "MIG Pilot" Book again. It's Author is John Barron, something I hadn't mentioned till now. Also, the Reader's Digest Book Condensation has come out in a January Issue of Their's, I Don't know what specific year. But I've Found that it could be as Late as 1980 onward, as Oppossed to my earlier mentioned 76-78. Also, Viktor Flew a MIG 25 Foxbat, Not a MIG 29, as I've Mistakenly Indicated earlier. [color:"black"] [/color] [email]indoorsman[/email]