Eyes in the sky Eisenhower, the CIA, and Cold War aerial espionage /

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Hoofdauteur: Brugioni, Dino A.
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Andere auteurs: Taylor, Doris G.
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2010.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • The beginning
  • The awakening
  • Cold War overflights
  • Allen Dulles becomes CIA director
  • The awakening of science as an intelligence collector
  • Under way
  • 1955 : year of transition to technology
  • The U-2 missions begin
  • Suez, Little Rock, Hungary, and the Black Knight flights
  • The technological capabilities panel
  • The U-2 flights resume
  • Tactical use of the U-2 and related technical developments
  • The missile gap and the Gary Powers flight
  • The Corona Program gets under way
  • The missile gap is solved.