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Dienesch, Robert M.,

Eyeing the red storm : Eisenhower and the first attempt to build a spy satellite / Eisenhower and the first attempt to build a spy satellite Robert M. Dienesch. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780803286757 0803286759 9780803286771 0803286775

Source: A7DA8AA1-12CB-4D95-9177-4695C6C58339 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctt1d7wvdn JSTOR

Subjects--Personal Names:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Space surveillance--History--United States--20th century.
Artificial satellites--History--United States--20th century.
Astronautics, Military--History--United States--20th century.
Military surveillance--History--United States--20th century.
Cold War--History.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Military Science.
HISTORY--Military--Aviation.
Artificial satellites.
Astronautics, Military.
Military surveillance.
Space surveillance.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: UG1523 / .D54 2016eb

Dewey Class. No.: 358/.88