The book, Soviet Transport Aircraft Since 1945 is the result of a long period of intensive research and provides a detailed study of 40 types of aircraft designed, built and flown in the former Soviet Union and worldwide by the state airline Aeroflot, between the end of World War II in 1945 through the late 1960s.  “Soviet Transport Aircraft Since 1945” gives a realistic impression of the vast transport system of the former Soviet Union.  As far as possible, the design history, layout, structural characteristics and service life of each type is fully reviewed.  Also, because of the expanse of territory for which it is responsible, Aeroflot uses a varied fleet of aircraft, which includes short, medium and long-range turbine-propeller types, many single and twin-engine piston aircraft and a broad range of helicopters.  During the 1950s, a veil of secrecy hid almost every aspect of the Soviet air transport system.  By the mid 1960s more information about the Soviet transport system became available particularly as it relates to detailed descriptions of the jet and propeller-turbine aircraft with which Aeroflot began “re-equipping” with in the 1950s.  Among the aircraft manufacturers reviewed are the entire Tupolev jet series, the Ilyushins, the Antonov propeller-turbine transports and the Mil family of helicopters.  The appendices found in this book reveal the following: 1) Organization of Aeroflot; 2) Soviet routes flown by each type of aircraft; 3) Soviet transport aeroplanes and helicopters world record holders and 4) Soviet aircraft fleets (with 1,200 aircraft being listed).  The major sections of “Soviet Transport Aircraft Since 1945” are as follows: 1) Introduction; 2) Acknowledgments; 3) Soviet Air Transport; 4) Antonov (An-2, An-8, An-10, An-12, An-14 Pchelka (Bee), An-22 & An 24); 5) Beriev (Be-6, Be-10 & Be-30); 6) Ilyushin (Il-12, Il-14, Il-18 (piston engines), Il-18 (airscrew turbines), Il-20, Il-28, & Il-62); 7) Kamov (Ka-15, Ka-18, Ka-25K & Ka-26); 8) Mil (Mi-1, Mi-2 (V-2), Mi-4, Mi-6, Mi-8 (V-8), Mi-10 (V-10) & Mi-10K); 9) Tupolev (Tu-70, Tu-104, Tu-110, Tu-114, Tu-124, Tu-134, Tu-144 & Tu-154); 10) Yakovlev (Yak-12, Yak-16, Yak-18T, Yak-24 & Yak-40); 11) Appendix I – Aeroflot Directorates, Main Bases, Areas Of Responsibility And Equipment – Summer 1967; 12) Appendix II – Aeroflot Equipment Used On International Services Summer 1967 And Winter 1967-68; 13) Appendix III – Aeroflot Equipment Used On Soviet Federal Services Summer 1966; 14) Appendix IV – Routes Operated By Soviet Designed Aircraft In The Service Of Non-Soviet Airlines Summer 1967; 15) Appendix V – World Records Held By Soviet Transport Aircraft 1967; 16) Appendix VI – Airline Fleets and 17) Index.  In addition to an informative narrative, “Soviet Transport Aircraft Since 1945” includes the following features: 1) Approximately 272 black and white photographs; 2) About 30 black and white illustrations and 3) 1 map.  This book is 318 pages and is in overall very good condition.  The author is John Stroud.  Edition published in 1968.