{"product_id":"b52-stratofortress-vs-sa2-guideline-sam-9781472823625","title":"B52 Stratofortress vs SA2 Guideline SAM","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver 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 \u003ci\u003eDesert Storm\u003c\/i\u003e in 1991, it came up against the Soviet-designed SA-2 SAM which used heavy salvoes of missiles to bring down the bombers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 defences and forced a peace settlement. This fascinating book analyses 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 trace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \/Chronology\/ Design and Development \/Technical Specifications \/The Strategic Situation \/The Combatants \/Combat \/Statistics and Analysis \/Aftermath \/Further Reading \/Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408757399895,"sku":"9781472823625","price":12.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472823625.jpg?v=1730504091","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/b52-stratofortress-vs-sa2-guideline-sam-9781472823625","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}