Bear

In September 1976, Viktor Belenko defected to Japan in his MiG-25 Foxbat jet fighter,
one of the most well-known defections from the Soviet block. But in that same year,
there was another defection so embarrassing to the Soviets that its particulars remained
a secret for more than twenty-five years.

But what the Soviet authorities never acknowledgedpublicly or privatelywas that
the third TU-95 made a bold and risky flight from the USSR to Canada. Because its
crew defected, the Soviets never admitted that such an event happened. Bear: Flight to
Liberty tells the third crews thrilling story.

BEAR is the product of Vargas-Cabas meticulous research into the Soviet Armed
Forces and provides an authenticity few books on the subject can match. His careful
marshalling of real-world facts to develop his work of fiction makes BEAR an exciting
read for anyone who wants to remember how much was at stake during the Cold War.

Nate Braden, co-author of The Last Sentry




After years of distinguished service for the countrys air forceMikhail is court-martialed, demoted and sent to finish his career in the backwaters of the mother country. Deemed politically unreliable, Mikhailforever a Russian but never a Communist Party memberbridles under Soviet rule and eventually plans a daring airborne escape. To do so, he must convince his crew to leave with him, develop a viable flight plan and avoid the potentially fatal attention of innumerable Soviet military officers and KGB stooges. The author tells Mikhails tale with meticulous care; his account is thoroughly detailed and filled with the depth of research that turns rough histories into credible recreations. Kirkus Discoveries