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Can I read Red Sam - the Sa- 2 - Guideline Anti-aircraft Missile on EtoBox?
Red Sam - the Sa- 2 - Guideline Anti-aircraft Missile by Steven J. Zaloga; Jim Laurier is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Red Sam - the Sa- 2 - Guideline Anti-aircraft Missile about?
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.
Who reads Red Sam - the Sa- 2 - Guideline Anti-aircraft Missile?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Steven J. Zaloga; Jim Laurier
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing Ltd
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781780962061
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Engineering, Military
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (15 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14