Although it takes a while to get going, this is a really interesting article about air combat ranging from the late Cold War to the present day, by a pilot who's flown both U.S. and Soviet-era fighter aircraft.
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/how...lew-1682723379
It's really interesting to read about how combat aircraft match up by someone who's actually flown (or flown against) all of them.