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Morton, Tyler W

 
9781682474655: From Kites to Cold War: The Evolution of Manned Airborne Reconnaissance
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ISBN 10 : 1682474658 ISBN 13 : 9781682474655
Editeur : Naval Institute Press, 2020

Synopsis

From Kites to Cold War tells the story of the evolution of manned airborne reconnaissance.

Long a desire of military commanders, the ability to see the terrain ahead and gain foreknowledge of enemy intent was realised when Chinese airmen mounted kites to surveil their surroundings. Kite technology was slow to spread, and by the late nineteenth century, European nations had developed the balloon and airship to conduct this mission.

By 1918, it was obvious that the airplane had become the reconnaissance platform of the future. Used successfully by many nations during the Great War, aircraft technology and capability experienced its most rapid evolutionary period during World War II. Entering the war with just basic airborne imagery capabilities, by V-E and V-J days, air power pioneers greatly improved imagery collection and developed sophisticated airborne signals intelligence collection capabilities. The United States and other nations put these capabilities to use as the Cold War immediately followed. Flying near the periphery of and sometimes directly over the Soviet Union, airborne reconnaissance provided the intelligence necessary to stay one step ahead of the Soviets throughout the Cold War.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tyler Morton is a career U.S. Air Force intelligence officer with over 2,500 flight hours on various reconnaissance aircraft including the RC-135 and the MC-12. He holds a Ph.D. in military strategy from Air University and is a graduate of the Air Force's School of Advanced Air and Space Studies.

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Éditeur
Naval Institute Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1682474658
ISBN 13 
9781682474655
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
328
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