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Silent warriors, incredible courage : the declassified stories of Cold War reconnaissance flights and the men who flew them /

The outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 took the American military by surprise. Rushing to respond, the United States and its allies developed a selective overflight program to gather intelligence. Silent Warriors, Incredible Courage is a history of the Cold War overflights of the Soviet Union,...

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Main Author:	Samuel, Wolfgang W. E. (Author)
Other Authors:	Hall, R. Cargill (author of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2019]
Subjects:	United States. > Air Force > Airmen > Interviews. Aerial reconnaissance, American. Aerial observation (Military science) > History > 20th century. Cold War > History.

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