New Titles

New books about Russia's air defense and rockets and missiles war in Ukraine

Mike Mihajlovic

Nov 11, 2023

It is a great pleasure to introduce two new titles just published by Frontline Books (imprint of Pen & Sword):

Defending Putin's Empire: Russia's Air Defence System, and

Rockets and Missiles Over Ukraine: The Changing Face of Battle

Defending Putin's Empire: Russia's Air Defence System

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union invested heavily in its air defence systems. As a result, Russia now possesses the most advanced air and ballistic missile defence systems in the world. Russian air defence systems are also highly proliferated and are currently in use by many countries.

This book addresses the Russian Air Defense - with the retrospective development of the current air defense systems and projection into the future.

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Defending-Putins-Empire/p/23782

Rockets and Missiles Over Ukraine: The Changing Face of Battle

In the Russian-Ukrainian war, both sides depended heavily on rockets and missiles. Some of these date from Soviet times and some are very modern, being deployed in warfare for the first time. This book speaks of the most common rockets and missiles in use by both sides in the war in Ukraine: from the tactical ballistic systems such as Tochka and Iskander, MLRS (BM-21, BM-27, BM-30, M270, HIMARS, thermobaric weapons; air-launched cruise missiles; anti-ship missiles, hypersonic Kinzhal, western supplied systems such as Harpoon, HARM, Storm Shadow/SCALP; air defense missiles such as S-300, S-400, Buk, Patriot, NASAMS, Iris-T, Stinger; anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to the air-to-air missiles.

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Rockets-and-Missiles-Over-Ukraine/p/24107

Due to constraints such as the number of words and photos, not every single missile is described in detail but rather an overall description easy to follow from the professionals in the field to those with a general interest in the subjects. Hundreds of photos, drawings, and schematics are included with plenty of details.