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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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Book category Books in English Humanities History

• Full title: Red SAM
• Subtitle: The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile
• Author: Steven J. Zaloga
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• EAN: 9781846030628
• ISBN: 1846030625
• ID: 04275123
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 172 g
• Dimensions: 247 × 185 × 5 mm
• Date of publishing: 02. May 2007

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