Eyes in the Sky Eisenhower, the CIA and Cold War Aerial Espionage

Name: Eyes in the Sky Eisenhower, the CIA and Cold War Aerial Espionage
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ISBN: 9781591140825

ISBN-10: 159114082X

ISBN-13: 9781591140825

Edition: 2010

Authors: Dino A. Brugioni

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Here, Dino Brugioni draws on his long CIA career as one of the world's premier experts on aerial reconnaissance to provide the inside story of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's efforts to use spy planes and satellites to gather intelligence.

Book details

List price: $40.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Publication date: 3/15/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 520
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.06" long x 1.38" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



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



Epilogue


Notes


Index


About the Author