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The SA-2, nicknamed Red SAM, is the most widely used air defense missile in history, most famous for nearly sparking a nuclear exchange between the USSR and America when one brought down a U-2 spy plane in 1960. Deployed widely against American aircraft in Vietnam the SA-2 has seen service in North Korea, Egypt, and various world conflicts including the 2003 Gulf War and remains in service today despite its aging 50-year-old technology.
Using rare interviews and accounts from the Russian designers of the weapon, and supported by photographs and color artwork, Steven J Zaloga examines the development of the SA-2, linking the technical history of the weapon to its massive impact on air campaigns during the Cold War, and investigates the design changes, which helped the SA-2 stand the test of time.
The SA-2, nicknamed Red SAM, is the most widely used air defense missile in history, most famous for nearly sparking a nuclear exchange between the USSR and America when one brought down a U-2 spy plane in 1960. Deployed widely against American aircraft in Vietnam the SA-2 has seen service in North Korea, Egypt, and various world conflicts including the 2003 Gulf War and remains in service today despite its aging 50-year-old technology.
Using rare interviews and accounts from the Russian designers of the weapon, and supported by photographs and color artwork, Steven J Zaloga examines the development of the SA-2, linking the technical history of the weapon to its massive impact on air campaigns during the Cold War, and investigates the design changes, which helped the SA-2 stand the test of time.
SAM Origins
The Spyplane Menace
Operation Anadyr: the Cuban Missile Crisis
Deep Modernization
The Flying Telephone Pole in Vietnam
Operation Kavkaz: S-75 in the 1967-73 Middle East Wars
Foreign Guidelines
Final Refinements
Further Reading
Color Plate Commentary
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781846030628 |
| ISBN-10: | 1846030625 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Zaloga, Steven J |
| Illustrator: | Laurier, Jim |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury USA |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 247 x 188 x 5 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Steven J Zaloga |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 22.05.2007 |
| Gewicht: | 0,159 kg |