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Autore |
Dienesch Robert M. |
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Eyeing the red storm : eisenhower and the first attempt to build a spy satellite / / Robert M. Dienesch |
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Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-8032-8677-5 |
0-8032-8675-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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