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9780891417682

Shadow Flights : America's Secret Airwar Against the Soviet Union: A Cold War History

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  • ISBN13:

    9780891417682

  • ISBN10:

    0891417680

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2002-01-01
  • Publisher: Presidio Pr
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $19.95

Summary

Taking advantage of the end of the Cold War, noted aerospace historian Curtis Peebles has investigated America's secret airwar against the Soviet Union. He tells a compelling story of Cold War "combat" aviation that ranges from Roswell to Area 51 to the skies over the evil empire itself.

Author Biography

Curtis Peebles lives in Lancaster, California. He is a NASA historian working at Edwards Air Force Base

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(3)
Early Covert Overflights
4(36)
Covert Overflights Under Eisenhower
40(22)
The Birth of the U-2
62(44)
Genetrix and Homerun
106(24)
Early U-2 Overflights
130(34)
Soft Touch
164(31)
The Missile Gap
195(36)
From Touchdown to Grand Slam
231(47)
Reflections on a Secret War
278(12)
Sources 290(15)
Index 305

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