Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, photographs ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Journalist Monte Reel reveals how the U-2 spy program, principally devised by four men working in secret, upended the Cold War and carved a new mission for the CIA. This secret fraternity, made up of Edwin Land, best known as the inventor of instant photography and the head of Polaroid Corporation; Kelly Johnson, a hard-charging taskmaster from Lockheed; Richard Bissell, the secretive and ambitious spymaster; and ace Air Force flyer Powers, set out to replace yesterday's fallible human spies with tomorrow's undetectable eye in the sky. Their clandestine successes and all-too-public failures make this brilliantly reported account a true-life thriller with the highest stakes and tragic repercussions. |
Subject |
Land, Edwin H., 1909-1991.
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Johnson, Clarence L., 1910-1990.
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Bissell, Richard M. (Richard Mervin), 1909-1994.
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Powers, Francis Gary, 1929-1977.
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United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.
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Subject(S) |
Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft)
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U-2 Incident, 1960.
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ISBN |
9780385540209 (hardcover) |
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0385540205 (hardcover) |
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