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1 online resource (xxiii, 210 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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"February 2004." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
More than a tool of policy makers to gather intelligence, Air Force reconnaissance efforts shaped early Cold War doctrine and war planning. Dr. Farquhar argues that a lack of information on Soviet strategic capabilities dominated the organization, operational planning, and equipment of the postwar Air Force. To support his assertion, Farquhar traces the development of aerial reconnaissance from the first balloon ascents through World War II as a prelude. He then examines early Cold War peripheral reconnaissance and overflights of the Soviet Union. He explains the evolution of intelligence-gathering technology, bureaucratic growth, and a relative lack of attention paid to electronic warfare before the Korean War. Based primarily on archival sources, the book serves as an excellent reference for air doctrine, intelligence, and electronic warfare in the formative years of the Cold War. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
United States. Air Force -- History.
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United States. Air Force. (OCoLC)fst00538280
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Aerial reconnaissance -- United States -- History.
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Military planning -- United States -- History.
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Military reconnaissance -- History.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Aerial reconnaissance. (OCoLC)fst00798118
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Military planning. (OCoLC)fst01021370
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Military reconnaissance. (OCoLC)fst01021430
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Air University (U.S.). Press.
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| Added Title |
Role of Air Force reconnaissance in war planning, 1945-1953 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Farquhar, John Thomas. Need to know. Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, 2004 1585661244 9781585661244 (OCoLC)56939893 |
| ISBN |
9781429455718 (electronic bk.) |
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1429455713 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
DEBBG BV040921708 |
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NZ1 13111854 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0422-K (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
D 301.26/6:2004017195 |
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