Red Sam: The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile
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 o…
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Weitere Autoren: Laurier, Jim (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-84603-062-8
- EAN: 9781846030628
- Produktnummer: 2573893
- Verlag: Osprey Pub Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 48 S.
- Masse: H24.7 cm x B18.8 cm x D0.5 cm 159 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 134
- Gewicht: 159
Über den Autor
Steven J Zaloga was born in 1952, received his BA in history from Union College, and his MA from Columbia University. He has published numerous books and articles dealing with modern military technology, especially armored vehicle development. His main area of interest is military affairs in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in World War II, and he has also written extensively on American armored forces.Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974-78, and since he graduated with honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.
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