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Secret Empire: Eisenhower, CIA, and the Hidden Story of America's Space Espionage
by Philip Taubman
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Many,,of,,these,,projects,,never,,see,,the,,light,,of,,day,,,let,,alone,,a,,detailed,,historical,,studyThey,,would,,be,,hundreds,,of,,miles,,from,,friendly,,airspace,,,under,,orders,,to,,maintain,,radio,,silenceBased,,,,on,,,,interviews,,,,and,,,,recently,,,,declassified,,,,documents,,,,,the,,,,book,,,,attempts,,,,to,,,,shed,,,,light,,,,on,,,,a,,,,topic,,,,that,,,,has,,,,always,,,,shunned,,,,such,,,,attentionAir,,,turbulence,,,created,,,during,,,lift-off,,,was,,,supposed,,,to,,,push,,,on,,,the,,,balls,,,enough,,,to,,,pull,,,off,,,the,,,paper,,,sheetThe,,,other,,,half,,,was,,,a,,,satellite,,,reconnaissance,,,effortAs,,,,Austin,,,,surveyed,,,,his,,,,aircraft,,,,on,,,,the,,,,morning,,,,of,,,,May,,,,8,,,,,1954,,,,,it,,,,seemed,,,,well,,,,suited,,,,to,,,,his,,,,daring,,,,mission
Brand,,,,new,,,,condition,,,,hardcover,,,,book,,,,in,,,,its,,,,also,,,,mint,,,,condition,,,,decorative,,,,dustjacketThe,,,,founding,,,,father,,,,of,,,,CIA,,,,TECHINT,,,,looks,,,,less,,,,like,,,,the,,,,brilliant,,,,Marshall,,,,Plan,,,,administrator,,,,who,,,,later,,,,got,,,,the,,,,U-2,,,,up,,,,on,,,,time,,,,and,,,,under,,,,budget,,,,,and,,,,more,,,,like,,,,a,,,,stubborn,,,,"intellocrat",,,,whose,,,,commitment,,,,to,,,,projects,,,,blinded,,,,him,,,,to,,,,their,,,,flawsFrom:,,Technology,,and,,CultureVolume,,45,,,Number,,1,,,January,,2004,,pp28,,,327Copyright,,,,1996,,-,,2017,,AbeBooks,,IncIn,,,,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,,,,attackBibliographic,,,informationTitleSecret,,,Empire:,,,Eisenhower,,,,the,,,CIA,,,,and,,,the,,,Hidden,,,Story,,,of,,,America's,,,Space,,,EspionageAuthorPhilip,,,TaubmanEditionillustratedPublisherSimon,,,and,,,Schuster,,,,2003ISBN0684856999,,,,9780684856995Length441,,,pagesSubjectsHistory:Military:AviationHistory,,,/,,,Military,,,/,,,AviationHistory,,,/,,,United,,,States,,,/,,,20th,,,CenturyPolitical,,,Science,,,/,,,Intelligence,,,&,,,EspionagePolitical,,,Science,,,/,,,Security,,,(National,,,&,,,International)  Export,,,CitationBiBTeXEndNoteRefManUntil,,September,,11,,,2001,,,American,,spy,,agencies,,were,,still,,largely,,creatures,,of,,the,,Cold,,War,,,designed,,to,,collect,,intelligence,,about,,static,,espionage,,targets.and,,easily,,identifiable,,military,,activities.[b]ut,,the,,spy,,machinery,,of,,the,,Cold,,War--and,,the,,lumbering,,government,,institutions,,that,,were,,built,,to,,operate,,and,,maintain,,it--are,,not,,well,,matched,,to,,the,,task,,of,,gathering,,intelligence,,about,,terrorist,,groups.Terrorists,,are,,everything,,Soviet,,military,,forces,,were,,not:,,invisible,,,elusive,,,improvisational,,,and,,cunningly,,creative
2He,,reveals,,new,,information,,about,,the,,origins,,and,,evolution,,of,,the,,projects,,and,,how,,close,,they,,came,,to,,failing,,technically,,or,,falling,,victim,,to,,bureaucratic,,inertia,,and,,Washington's,,turf,,warsHis,,commanders,,had,,placed,,him,,among,,the,,elite,,group,,of,,pilots,,selected,,to,,make,,sure,,other,,airmen,,met,,the,,SAC,,standards,,for,,handling,,of,,the,,RB-47E,,jets,,that,,had,,recently,,been,,acquired,,for,,reconnaissance,,workVolThe,,,,plane,,,,accelerated,,,,to,,,,550,,,,mph,,,,as,,,,it,,,,descended,,,,,and,,,,Austin,,,,momentarily,,,,thought,,,,he,,,,might,,,,have,,,,eluded,,,,the,,,,pursuing,,,,jets
to,,,United,,,Kingdom,,,Destination,,,,Rates,,,&,,,Speeds,,,I'm,,,,not,,,,sure,,,,how,,,,,but,,,,the,,,,parts,,,,of,,,,this,,,,book,,,,that,,,,should,,,,have,,,,been,,,,fascinating,,,,and,,,,exciting,,,,come,,,,across,,,,as,,,,boringIke's,,World,,War,,II,,experience,,showed,,him,,how,,crucial,,intelligence,,was,,on,,the,,battlefield,,,and,,he,,worried,,that,,Cold,,War,,tensions,,might,,turn,,America,,into,,a,,garrison,,stateThe,,,,author,,,,argues,,,,that,,,,the,,,,over,,,,emphasis,,,,on,,,,technical,,,,means,,,,of,,,,intelligence,,,,has,,,,been,,,,proven,,,,to,,,,be,,,,a,,,,handicap,,,,when,,,,trying,,,,to,,,,track,,,,terrorist,,,,cells,,,,or,,,,monitor,,,,nations,,,,for,,,,signs,,,,of,,,,nuclear,,,,testing,,,,as,,,,occurred,,,,in,,,,May,,,,1998,,,,when,,,,India,,,,started,,,,underground,,,,testingLorenc,,rated,,it,,really,,liked,,it,,Jan,,23,,,2013,,In,,all,,,research,,and,,development,,on,,military,,projects,,represents,,a,,sizeable,,share,,of,,the,,defense,,budgetSeriouslyThe,,United,,States,,had,,to,,update,,its,,war,,plans,,frequently,,,and,,monitoring,,the,,picket,,line,,of,,airfields,,along,,the,,northwest,,Soviet,,border,,would,,show,,whether,,the,,Russians,,were,,gathering,,their,,forces,,for,,a,,surprise,,attack
All,,Rights,,ReservedThe,,story,,shows,,Dwight,,Eisenhower,,at,,his,,most,,decisive,,and,,shrewd,,,ready,,to,,listen,,to,,the,,advice,,of,,tough-minded,,outsiders,,,such,,as,,James,,Killian,,of,,MIT,,and,,Edwin,,Land,,of,,Polaroid,,,and,,to,,hand,,over,,critical,,projects,,to,,the,,CIA.2,,In,,This,,Review,,Secret,,Empire:,,Eisenhower,,,the,,CIA,,,and,,the,,Hidden,,Story,,of,,America's,,Space,,Espionage,,by,,Philip,,Taubman,,Simon,,&,,Schuster,,,2003,,464,,ppDec,,,15,,,,2012,,,Adam,,,rated,,,it,,,liked,,,it,,,Much,,,more,,,detailed,,,about,,,the,,,U2,,,than,,,Corona,,,or,,,the,,,SR71,,,programsOne,,,,half,,,,of,,,,this,,,,solution,,,,was,,,,the,,,,U-2,,,,aircraftLike,,any,,good,,journalistic,,history,,,Secret,,Empire,,is,,full,,of,,interesting,,anecdotes,,,some,,familiar,,,some,,offbeat:The,,,moment,,,to,,,part,,,company,,,with,,,the,,,two,,,other,,,SAC,,,aircraft,,,had,,,comeNow,,,as,,we,,wage,,a,,new,,and,,more,,vicious,,war,,against,,terrorism,,,we,,will,,need,,both,,machines,,in,,space,,and,,spies,,on,,the,,ground,,to,,fight,,backThe,,,,full,,,,story,,,,of,,,,the,,,,impact,,,,that,,,,America's,,,,"spies,,,,in,,,,the,,,,skies",,,,had,,,,on,,,,US,,,,policy,,,,toward,,,,the,,,,Soviet,,,,Union,,,,may,,,,cause,,,,as,,,,significant,,,,a,,,,reinterpretation,,,,of,,,,Cold,,,,War,,,,history,,,,as,,,,disclosures,,,,about,,,,the,,,,ULTRA,,,,code-breaking,,,,operation,,,,did,,,,for,,,,the,,,,history,,,,of,,,,World,,,,War,,,,IIFreedman,,,Security,,,,,,May/June,,,2003,,,Capsule,,,Review,,,The,,,New,,,Face,,,of,,,War:,,,How,,,War,,,Will,,,Be,,,Fought,,,in,,,the,,,21st,,,Century,,,Lawrence,,,DThe,,,,first,,,,chapter,,,,sets,,,,the,,,,stage,,,,by,,,,examining,,,,the,,,,political,,,,and,,,,military,,,,developments,,,,during,,,,the,,,,period,,,,,focusing,,,,on,,,,the,,,,rising,,,,fear,,,,of,,,,confrontation,,,,with,,,,the,,,,USSR acfb50e82b
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