Eyes in the sky [electronic resource] : Eisenhower, the CIA, and Cold War aerial espionage / Dino A. Brugioni ; edited by Doris G. Taylor.
By: Brugioni, Dino A.
Contributor(s): Taylor, Doris G | ProQuest (Firm).
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BookPublisher: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2010Description: xiv, 466 p., [32] p. of plates : ill.Subject(s): United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century | Aerial reconnaissance, American -- History -- 20th century | U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft) | Cold WarGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 327.1273009/045 Online resources: Click to View | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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