The U-2 Spyplane: Toward the Unknown: A New History of the Early Years

by Chris Pocock

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764311131
• ISBN13: 9780764311130
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"