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Infantry Antiaircraft Missiles
Man-Portable Air Defense Systems
Series: Weapon
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Noted authority Steven J. Zaloga charts the development, combat use, and influence of man-portable air defense systems, from the late 1960s to the present day.
Noted authority Steven J. Zaloga charts the development, combat use, and influence of man-portable air defense systems, from the late 1960s to the present day.
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Noted authority Steven J. Zaloga charts the development, combat use, and influence of man-portable air defense systems from the late 1960s to the present day.
The first attempts at developing a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) based around a guided missile began in the mid-1950s, as a response to the increased speed and manoeuvrability of jet aircraft. Infantry Antiaircraft Missiles charts the technological evolution of the MANPADS and explores their combat usage and the lessons from these encounters. Besides detailing the missiles, it also surveys the various methods developed as countermeasures to the MANPADS threat.
The first generation of MANPADS, such as the US Armyβs Redeye and the Soviet Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail), saw combat use in the Vietnam War in 1972 and the Yom Kippur War of 1973. The next generation of infrared-guided MANPADS, such as the US Stinger and Soviet Igla, came to prominence following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Since the 1970s, MANPADS have been used in innumerable wars, border conflicts, civil wars, and insurrections.
Featuring specially commissioned artwork and carefully chosen photographs, this study tells the story of these lethally effective weapons, from their origins to their use today.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781472853431
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 January 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Illustration: Colour artwork plates; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Alan Gilliland
- Illustrated by Johnny Shumate
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 184.0mm
Height: 244.0mm
Weight: 263g
Pages: 80
About the Author
Steven J. Zaloga has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over three decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade. He lives in Maryland, USA.
Johnny Shumate works as an illustrator in Tennessee. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani and Γdouard Detaille.
Alan Gilliland illustrates for numerous publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com). He lives in North-East England.
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