An in-depth visual guide to the aircraft, warships and missiles the Soviet armed forces deployed at the height of the Cold War.
Throughout the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in numerous proxy wars in Africa and the Middle East. The Soviet weaponry employed in these conflicts has been captured in a two-volume pictorial history by Anthony Tucker-Jones. This companion to Soviet Cold War Weaponry: Tanks and Armoured Vehicles presents detailed photographs of Soviet aircraft, warships, and missiles in action.
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, Badger and Backfire bombers, and 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.
