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The U-2 Spyplane: Toward the Unknown: A New History of the Early Years
Chris Pocock
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Description for The U-2 Spyplane: Toward the Unknown: A New History of the Early Years
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 110 b/w and color photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 88.
The full story of the development and early use of the U-2 has never been properly told a 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 ... Read more
The full story of the development and early use of the U-2 has never been properly told a 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Weight
803g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764311130
SKU
V9780764311130
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