Eyeing the Red Storm Eisenhower and the First Attempt to Build a Spy Satellite / Robert M. Dienesch.

Author/creator Dienesch, Robert M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]
Descriptionxvi, 279 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
Space surveillance--United States. --History. --20th century.
Artificial satellites--United States. --History. --20th century.
Astronautics, Military--United States. --History. --20th century.
Military surveillance--United States. --History. --20th century.
Cold War--History.

Portion of title Eisenhower and the first attempt to build a spy satellite
Contents Introduction: WS-117l: filling in the gap -- List of abbreviations -- Eisenhower's delicate balance -- Truman and Eisenhower on the Cold War (1945-55) -- Eisenhower and defense: three challenges, three responses (1953-56) -- Eisenhower and satellite reconnaissance: three projects (1954-58) -- WS-117l -- Origins: rand and satellite reconnaissance (1945-54) -- WS-117l: two stages (1954-57) -- Satellite photography, film return, and the birth of Corona (1957-58) -- Sentry/Samos, MiDAS, and the dissolution of WS-117l (1958-60) -- Epilogue: ws-117l in perspective -- Appendix: Historiography of Eisenhower and space reconnaissance.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 245-270) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015028635
ISBN9780803255722 (cloth : alk. paper)

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