Secret Empire: Eisenhower, CIA, and the Hidden Story of America's Space Espionage
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (932 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0001O3570 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 278 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Enter the 5-Star General Dr. Victor S. Alpher I have been studying secret science research projects during World War II for some time, as well as the development of the Oss and the CIA.This book was an excellent surprise, for it changed and advanced my views in many areas. I was also amazed to find that it was Dwight Eisenhower's respect for Science and Technology that led him to give a green light around 1953 for ramping up espionage, intelligence, and sky and space-borne observation of the Soviet Union, giving a green light (and . FrKurt Messick said Look,up in the sky. The book Secret Empire: Eisenhower, the CIA, and the Hidden Story of America's Space Espionage by Philip Taubman could be likened to a triptych of America's first steps into the dark world of space through the murky processes of Cold War intelligence operations and military competitiveness. The first third looks at the period of time immediately following World War II, when the Cold War had not yet become a matter of settled doctrine, nor had the Soviet Union been identified as the key . Very complete account of very big secrets, before the Very complete account of very big secrets, before the time of my awareness, but within my lifetime. Fascinating accounts in much detail.
Secret Empire is the dramatic story of these men and their inventions, told in full for the first time.. In great secrecy and beyond the prying eyes of Congress and the press, they built exotic new machines that opened up the Soviet Union to surveillance and protected the United States from surprise nuclear attack. Eisenhower, revolutionized spying and warfare. "In this exciting, meticulously researched spy story, Taubman takes readers behind the closed doors of the Eisenhower administration to tell about the small group of Cold Warriors whose technological innovations-including the U2 spy plane and Corona, the country's first spy satellite-revolutionized espionage and intelligence gathering." -Publishers Weekly "New York Times editor Taubman exudes admiration for the contrarian thinking and enterprise that brought into being the U-2, the SR-71, and the Corona series of surveillance satellites." -Booklist During the early and most dangerous years of the cold war, a handful of Americans, led by President Dwight D
Through the U2 program, CIA analysts determined that the U.S.S.R. It's a page-turner as well, notably with Taubman's narratives of the first U2 flight, Sputnik and the downing of Francis Gary Powers's U2 over the Soviet Union and the resulting blow to the Eisenhower administration's credibility. was neither outpacing the U.S. Taubman sheds light on a era when the nation's lawmakers were regularly kept in the dark about CIA and other spy agency activities. The new technology was driven by the need for safer ways to spy on the Soviet Union-hundreds of pilots had been killed or lost in aerial reconnaissance missions-and, as Taubman argues, it served as a peacekeeper by eliminating the fear of surprise attack. This book functions marvelously as a history of science, detailing the research, engineering and policy decisions behind the U2 and Co