B-52 Stratofortress Vs Sa-2 Guideline Sam: Vietnam 1972-73 Contributor(s): Davies, Peter E. (Author), Laurier, Jim (Illustrator), Hector, Gareth (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1472823621 ISBN-13: 9781472823625 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War - History | Military - Aviation - History | Military - Weapons |
Series: Duel |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.2" W x 9.7" (0.5 lbs) 80 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Chronological Period - 1970's |
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Publisher Description: Ever since its introduction in the late 1950s, the B-52 Stratofortress has been the United States' primary heavy bomber and a powerful symbol of its immense military might. Its powerful electronic countermeasures equipment (ECM) was thought to make the B-52 immune to ground-to-air missile attack, but in Vietnam, and later conflicts such as Operation Desert Storm in 1991, it came up against the Soviet-designed SA-2 SAM which used heavy salvos of missiles to bring down the bombers. The losses of several of its most feared, powerful, and supposedly invincible bombers per night to a torrent of Soviet missiles during the closing stages of the Vietnam War was sobering to Americans, but the B-52s' crushing attacks virtually eliminated North Vietnam's defenses and forced a peace settlement. This fascinating book analyzes the roles of the SA-2 operators and the B-52 Electronic Warfare Officers (EWOs) using specially commissioned artwork as well as first-hand accounts, and traces the cat-and-mouse tactics that each side employed. |
Contributor Bio(s): Davies, Peter E.: - Peter E Davies has written or co-written nineteen books on modern American combat aircraft, including the standard reference work on US Navy and Marine Corps Phantom II operations, Gray Ghosts. He is based in Bristol, UK.Laurier, Jim: - Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974-78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon. |