Tucker-Jones Аnthony. Soviet Cold War Weaponry - Aircraft, Warships and Missiles

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2015. — 152 р. — ISBN 978 147382 361 7, 978 1 47386 278.In this companion volume to his photographic history of Soviet tanks and armoured vehicles, Anthony Tucker-Jones provides a visual guide to the vast array of aircraft, warships and missiles the Soviet armed forces deployed at the height of the Cold War. Although the superpowers never came to blows, the so-called 'Cold War' was far from cold, with numerous 'hot' proxy wars being fought in Africa and the Middle East. All these conflicts employed Soviet weaponry which has been captured in action in the colour and black-and-white photographs selected for this book. Between the 1950s and 1980s Soviet and Warsaw Pact countries churned out thousands of weapons ready for the Third World War. They also embarked on a technological arms race with NATO in an attempt to counter each new piece of equipment as it appeared. The MiG fighters, the Badger and Backfire bombers, the nuclear submarines have achieved almost iconic status, but, as Anthony Tucker-Jones's book shows, there was much more to the Soviet armoury than these famous weapons. Much of it, despite its age, remains in service with armies, guerrilla forces and terrorist organizations around the world today.Preface: Modern Warfare Series
Introduction: The Cold War
Fagot to Forger Fighters
Beagle to Blackjack Bombers
Grisha to Udaloy Class Warships
Akula to Zulu Class Submarines
Scud to Sickle Mobile Ballistic Missiles
FROG to Smerch Rocket Launchers
Guideline to Gadfly Mobile Air Defence Missiles
Field Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Soviet Kit in Combat
Epilogue: Tracking the Bombers, Subs and Missiles
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