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EYE IN THE SKY, The Story of the Corona Spy Satellites, [Smithsonian History of Aviation Series],
by Dwayne A Day, John M Logsdon, & Brian Latell, editors
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. Packed booked weighs 1k
- ISBN 10
- 1560988304
- ISBN 13
- 9781560988304
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McCrae, Victoria, Australia
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Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington - ISBN:1560988304 1998 Hardcover, 6½" x 9¼", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. Packed booked weighs 1kg. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust jacket Dozens of b&w photographs and diagrams, camera data, launch listings, notes, and index. With the end of the Cold War many former CIA documents and reconnaissance photographs were de-classified. As a means of gathering intelligence on military installations, these photographs profoundly influenced government decision-making. This book presents the full story of the reconnaissance satellite's origins, technology, and effects on foreign policy (and the mapping of the earth).
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- Seller
- Pegasus Book Orphanage (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 33044
- Title
- EYE IN THE SKY, The Story of the Corona Spy Satellites, [Smithsonian History of Aviation Series],
- Author
- Dwayne A Day, John M Logsdon, & Brian Latell, editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, 6½" x 9¼", with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. Packed booked weighs 1k
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1560988304
- ISBN 13
- 9781560988304
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington - ISBN:1560988304
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D. C.
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 304 pages
- Keywords
- Space satellites Technology Project corona reconnaissance photographs
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McCrae, Victoria
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