HIGH COLD WAR — Strategic Air Reconnaissance and the Electronic Intelligence War
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 9781852605841 |
| ISBN-10 | 1852605847 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Hardcover ( square back binding ) Dust jacket |
| Condition | Used - Like NEW |
| Author(s) | Robert Jackson |
| Publisher | Patrick Stephens Limited |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Published date | 1998 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 18 x 24 x 1.5 cm |
Description
On 1 May 1960, a battery of SA-2 anti-aircraft missiles brought down an American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft near Sverdlovsk, deep inside the Soviet Union. The pilot, Francis Gary Powers, instantly became a global headline — revealing, for the first time, a secret high-altitude war waged in the stratosphere.
The High Cold War had already been underway for over a decade, involving both RAF and American aircraft. As tensions between East and West escalated, high-altitude reconnaissance missions over the Soviet Union and China became routine, along with their interception by fighter aircraft and missiles. Many dramatic incidents, now unveiled in this book, were previously hushed up or denied by both sides.
However, the 1983 shooting down of a Korean Airlines Jumbo Jet, mistaken for an American reconnaissance plane, made secrecy impossible. The probing of Russia's air defenses could no longer escape the glare of international media attention.
This book offers a gripping account of clandestine strategic air reconnaissance, tracing its critical role from its pre-Second World War origins to modern times. It covers pivotal events such as the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War, revealing the high-stakes tension and technological daring that shaped decades of aerial espionage.
