{"product_id":"9781472823625","title":"B-52 Stratofortress vs SA-2 \"Guideline\" SAM : Vietnam 1972–73","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eB-52 Stratofortress vs SA-2 \"Guideline\" SAM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Peter E. Davies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 salvos 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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472823625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40678650052814,"sku":"9781472823625","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_647ed309-33fb-4042-a0fb-fdedc5665243.jpg?v=1640059573","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472823625","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}