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The U-2 Spyplane: Toward the Unknown

- A New History of the Early Years
Af: Chris Pocock Engelsk Hardback

The U-2 Spyplane: Toward the Unknown

- A New History of the Early Years
Af: Chris Pocock Engelsk Hardback
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The full story of the development and early use of the U-2 has never been properly told – until now. This book describes in vivid detail how the high-flying spyplane was conceived, designed, built, and deployed in record time. It explains why the CIA, and not the U.S. Air Force, controlled the project. It traces how the Iron Curtain was pried apart by the epic overflights of “denied territory” from 1956 to 1960. It discusses why these flights were needed, what they were looking for, and how the intelligence they returned was processed and analyzed. Readers are taken inside the Soviet Union’s military machine, as it developed new strategic weapons and (eventually) the means to shoot the U-2 down. The book also explores the political dimension, telling how President Eisenhower and Premier Khrushchev each faced the challenge of the U-2 flights – albeit from very different perspectives. Toward the Unknown will appeal to students of aviation and intelligence history, and to anyone wishing to learn more about a key episode in the Cold War.
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The full story of the development and early use of the U-2 has never been properly told – until now. This book describes in vivid detail how the high-flying spyplane was conceived, designed, built, and deployed in record time. It explains why the CIA, and not the U.S. Air Force, controlled the project. It traces how the Iron Curtain was pried apart by the epic overflights of “denied territory” from 1956 to 1960. It discusses why these flights were needed, what they were looking for, and how the intelligence they returned was processed and analyzed. Readers are taken inside the Soviet Union’s military machine, as it developed new strategic weapons and (eventually) the means to shoot the U-2 down. The book also explores the political dimension, telling how President Eisenhower and Premier Khrushchev each faced the challenge of the U-2 flights – albeit from very different perspectives. Toward the Unknown will appeal to students of aviation and intelligence history, and to anyone wishing to learn more about a key episode in the Cold War.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9780764311130
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0764311131
Kategori: Luftvåben & luftkamp
Udg. Dato: 19 apr 2000
Længde: 27mm
Bredde: 161mm
Højde: 236mm
Forlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Oplagsdato: 19 apr 2000
Forfatter(e): Chris Pocock
Forfatter(e) Chris Pocock

Kategori Luftvåben & luftkamp

ISBN-13 9780764311130

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 288

Udgave

Længde 27mm

Bredde 161mm

Højde 236mm

Udg. Dato 19 apr 2000

Oplagsdato 19 apr 2000

Forlag Schiffer Publishing Ltd