U-2 Planes
Title | U-2 Planes PDF eBook |
Author | Denny Von Finn |
Publisher | Bellwether Media |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2009-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1612117775 |
The U-2 first flew in 1955, and the spy plane has changed little over the decades. Pilots must wear full space suits to withstand the pressures at 70,000 feet, and the extra long wingspan makes landing the aircraft a team effort. See why the U-2 has stuck around for all these years in this fact-filled title for reluctant readers.
The CIA and the U-2 Program 1954-1974
Title | The CIA and the U-2 Program 1954-1974 PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory W. Pedlow |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Aerial reconnaissance |
ISBN | 0788183265 |
A comprehensive & authoritative history of the CIA's manned overhead reconnaissance program (MORP), which from 1954 to 1974 developed & operated 2 extraordinary aircraft, the U-2 & the A-12 OXCART. Describes not only the program's technological & bureaucratic aspects, but also its political & international context. The MORP, along with other overhead systems that emerged from it, changed the CIA's work & structure in ways that were both revolutionary & permanent. The formation of the Directorate of S&T in the 1960s, principally to develop & direct reconnaissance programs, is the most obvious legacy of the events in this study.
High-Altitude Spy Planes
Title | High-Altitude Spy Planes PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Sweetman |
Publisher | Capstone |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Airplanes, Military |
ISBN | 1429613149 |
Discusses the U-2 spy plane, its uses, engines, sensors, and future in the U.S. Air Force.
The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance
Title | The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory Pedlow |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2016-03-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1634508513 |
The CIA’s 2013 release of its book The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance 1954–1974 is a fascinating and important historical document. It contains a significant amount of newly declassified material with respect to the U-2 and Oxcart programs, including names of pilots; codenames and cryptonyms; locations, funding, and cover arrangements; electronic countermeasures equipment; cooperation with foreign governments; and overflights of the Soviet Union, Cuba, China, and other countries. Originally published with a Secret/No Foreign Dissemination classification, this detailed study describes not only the program’s technological and bureaucratic aspects, but also its political and international context, including the difficult choices faced by President Eisenhower in authorizing overflights of the Soviet Union and the controversy surrounding the shoot down there of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers in 1960. The authors discuss the origins of the U-2, its top-secret testing, its specially designed high-altitude cameras and complex life-support systems, and even the possible use of poison capsules by its pilots, if captured. They call attention to the crucial importance of the U-2 in the gathering of strategic and tactical intelligence, as well as the controversies that the program unleashed. Finally, they discuss the CIA’s development of a successor to the U-2, the Oxcart, which became the world’s most technologically advanced aircraft. For the first time, the more complete 2013 release of this historical text is available in a professionally typeset format, supplemented with higher quality photographs that will bring alive these incredible aircraft and the story of their development and use by the CIA. This edition also includes a new preface by author Gregory W. Pedlow and a foreword by Chris Pocock. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
U-2 Planes
Title | U-2 Planes PDF eBook |
Author | Jack David |
Publisher | Bellwether Media |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2011-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1612110916 |
Soar 90,000 feet above Earth's surface in the majestic U-2 spy plane, which has been a key tool in gathering intelligence over the last 50 years. Students will learn about the history of the U-2 plane, the technology it uses, and what kind of missions this spy plane is sent out to perform.
The U-2 Spyplane
Title | The U-2 Spyplane PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Pocock |
Publisher | Schiffer Publishing |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780764311130 |
The full story of the development and early use of the U-2 has never been properly told 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 inside the Soviet Unions military machine, as it developed new strategic weapons and (eventually) the means to shoot the U-2 down. The book also explores the political dimension, telling how President Eisenhower and Premier Khrushchev each faced the challenge of the U-2 flights albeit from very different perspectives. Toward the Unknown will appeal to students of aviation and intelligence history, and to anyone wishing to learn more about a key episode in the Cold War.
Spyplane
Title | Spyplane PDF eBook |
Author | Norman Polmar |
Publisher | Zenith Press |
Pages | 406 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780760309575 |
Book discusses the requirement for and the design, development, and operation of the U-2, from 1954 when the design began, to the current overflights of the Balkans and Iraq. Includes extensive discussions of U-2 overflights of hostile countries (USSR, China, North Korea, North Vietnam) and NASA's use of the U-2.