We Were Never There Volume 2

CIA U-2 Asia and Worldwide Operations 1957-1974

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<b>"These are excellent books about the CIA's roles when flying the U-2. They do touch upon not only the RAF's role, but Taiwan's as well in the second volume. So everything you could ever want to know about the U-2 from the CIA's point of view is contained in these two books. I highly recommend them." - Internet Modeler</b><br><br>Devised by Kelly Johnson and operated by the CIA from 1956-74, the U-2 is the world's most famous 'spyplane.' It flew at unprecedented altitudes and carried the most sophisticated sensors available, all in the greatest secrecy.<br><br>The second volume of <i>We Were Never There</i> concentrates on the period of operational missions mainly across Asia from 1957-74. The book utilizes a large number of declassified documents to explore some of the remaining secrets of these missions.<br><br>The book starts by looking at some of the missions conducted by the CIA's Detachment 'C' U-2s against key targets in the Soviet Far East up to Mayday 1960. It moves on to explore in detail the overflights of the Peoples Republic of China by Nationalist Chinese pilots in conjunction with the CIA. In particular, the study of Project TACKLE looks at efforts to gain intelligence on the PRC's expansive nuclear program from the early 1960s. This is supplemented with details of Taiwanese/CIA operations against North Korea and its Yongbon nuclear reactor. It presents target images and reveals detailed routes for many of these overflights that have not been publicly seen before.<br><br>While the USAF took the lead in operations against Cuba, the book explores the earlier CIA missions against Cuba during the Bay of Pigs landings and the missile crisis. Another chapter explores the efforts to equip the U-2 for operations from US Navy aircraft carriers. Detachment G, based at Edwards AFB, had a worldwide contingency role, able to quickly deploy anywhere in the world. It undertook missions targets in Tibet, the PRC, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, British Guiana, Venezuela a

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781915070692

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

293 x 205 x 7 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

Helion & Company