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Oxford Ox2 9lp United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing, Limited, 2007. 48 pages, b/w photos & colour illustrations - 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. Contents - 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. First Edition. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. Illus. by Bull, Peter.