Soviet Cold War Weaponry: Aircraft, Warships and Missiles

by Anthony Tucker-Jones

Overview

In this companion volume to his photographic history of Soviet tanks and armored 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 color 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 armory than these famous weapons. Much of it, despite its age, remains in service with armies, guerrilla forces and terrorist organizations around the world today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473823617
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	02/02/2016
Series:	Modern Warfare
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	862,767
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Anthony Tucker-Jones is a former defense intelligence officer and a widely published expert on regional conflicts, counter-terrorism and armored and aerial warfare. He is the author of over thirty books, is security and terrorism correspondent for intersec – The Journal of International Security, and has freelanced for Channel 4 News.

Table of Contents

Preface: Modern Warfare Series 6

Introduction: The Cold War 7

Chapter 1 Fagot to Forger lighters 9

Chapter 2 Beagle to Blackjack Bombers 27

Chapter 3 Grisha to Udaloy Class Warships 41

Chapter 4 Akula to Zulu Class Submarines 60

Chapter 5 Scud to Sickle Mobile Ballistic Missiles 78

Chapter 6 FROG to Smerch Socket Launchers 87

Chapter 7 Guideline to Gadfly Mobile Air Defence Missiles 96

Chapter 8 Field Artillery 110

Chapter 9 Anti-Aircraft Artillery 119

Chapter 10 Soviet Kit in Combat 128

Epilogue: Tracking the Bombers, Subs and Missiles 142

Suggested Further Beading 144