TUPOLEV Tu-22 'BLINDER' and Tu-22M 'BACKFIRE' - Russia's long range supersonic bombers

NATO planners had long feared the spectre of the Soviets developing a long-range supersonic nuclear bomber. But the Tu-22 "Blinder" never really gave the Soviet Union the "hammer blow" it was looking for and Tupolev was entrusted to develop a truly long-range and supersonic bomber - the Tu-22M "Backfire". This book reveals Soviet tactics for destroying NATO warships using "Blinders" and the type's combat use by Libya and Iraq. Also detailed is the use of the "Blinder" and the "Backfire" in the Soviet campaign in Afghanistan. The authors, renowned in their field, have laid aside the "myths" and set out the truth about the two aircraft.