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Eyes in the Sky

Eisenhower, the CIA and Cold War Aerial Espionage

Brugioni, Dino A.

Eyes in the Sky

Eyes in the Sky

Eisenhower, the CIA and Cold War Aerial Espionage

Eyes in the Sky

 

A CIA expert provides the inside story of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's efforts to use spy planes and satellites to gather intelligence, revealing Eisenhower to be a hands-on president who, contrary to popular belief, took an active role in assuring that the latest technology was used to gather aerial intelligence.

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Beschrijving Eyes in the Sky

Dwight D. Eisenhower's public image was that of a president who preferred to play golf rather than to actively engage in areas like foreign policy. In reality, however, he was highly involved in building an effective and technologically advanced intelligence organisation to face the challenges of the Cold War.

ISBN
9781591140825
Pagina's
466
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NUR
680
Druk
1
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Hardback
Taal
Engels
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