Red Sam: The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile

By Steven J. Zaloga

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846030625
• ISBN13: 9781846030628
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.4" x 9.7"