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Secret empire : Eisenhower, the CIA, and the hidden story of America's space espionage / Philip Taubman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taubman, Philip.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency--History--20th century.
- United States.
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Aerial reconnaissance, American--History--20th century.
- Aerial reconnaissance, American.
- Space surveillance--United States--History--20th century.
- Space surveillance.
- U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft).
- Cold War.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 441 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster, [2003]
- Summary:
- During the most dangerous years of the Cold War, a handful of Americans secretly built machines that revolutionized spying and warfare while protecting the United States from a surprise nuclear attack. This is their story, told in full for the first time. of photos.
- Contents:
- Reimagining reconnaissance, 1946-1954
- A new spy plane takes flight, 1954-1956
- Vaulting into space, 1956-1976.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-419) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0684856999
- OCLC:
- 51294139
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