Red SAM

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.

Vorwort
Unprecedented interviews and virtually unknown accounts from the Russian designers of the weapon, together with photographs and detailed color artwork are used to explain the ground-breaking design of the SA-2 and explore its controversial deployment.

Autorentext
Steven J. Zaloga

Inhalt
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

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