{"product_id":"red-sam-the-sa-2-guideline-anti-aircraft-missile-9781846030628","title":"Red Sam: The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781846030628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.72h x 7.40w x 0.20d","brand":"Steven J. Zaloga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45187021865141,"sku":"9781846030628","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2f2edcaf-dc07-408d-9c4f-b87ca038a7fa.jpg?v=1742271098","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/red-sam-the-sa-2-guideline-anti-aircraft-missile-9781846030628","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}