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Red SAM
The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile
Red SAM
The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile
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The Russian SA-2, nicknamed “Red SAM,” is history's dominant antiaircraft missile. In 1960 it famously downed Gary Powers' U-2 spyplane, and two years later it was one of the missiles deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which almost sparked a nuclear showdown between America and the USSR. The SA-2 was also deployed in Vietnam, North Korea, Egypt, and even the Gulf War. Using photographs, color artwork, and rare accounts from the weapon's designers, Steven J Zaloga examines the missile's development, linking this to its massive impact on Cold War air campaigns, and investigates the design changes that have helped the SA-2 stand the test of time.
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Published | Dec 20 2011 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 48 |
ISBN | 9781780962061 |
Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
Illustrations | 41 b/w; 7 col |
Series | New Vanguard |
Short code | NVG 134 |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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