Spying from the Sky: At the Controls of Us Cold War Aerial Intelligence by Rober

Description: Spying from the Sky by Robert L. Richardson, William J. Gregory The history of Cold War reconnaissance in the words of the man who proved the aircraft, commanded the units, and flew the missions. This is the biography of pilot Col. William Gregory, whose astonishing career with the CIA and the US Air Force encompassed the attempts by US intelligence to understand Cold War Soviet Union. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The history of Cold War reconnaissance in the words of the man who proved the aircraft, commanded the units, and flew the missions. This is the biography of pilot Col. William Gregory, whose astonishing career with the CIA and the US Air Force encompassed the attempts by US intelligence to understand Cold War Soviet Union. William Gregory, "Greg," to all, was born into a sharecroppers life in the hills of northcentral Tennessee. From the back of a mule-drawn plow, Greg learned the value of resilience and the importance of living a determined life. Refusing to accept a life of continued poverty, Gregy sought and found a way out - a work-study college program that made it possible to leave farming behind him forever. While at college, Greg completed the Civilian Pilot Training Program and was subsequently accepted into the Armys pilot training program. Earning his wings in 1942, Greg became a P-38 combat pilot and served in North Africa during the summer of 1943 - a critical time when the Luftwaffe was still a potent threat, and America had begun the march northward from the Mediterranean into Europe proper. Following the war, Greg served with a B-29 unit, then transitioned to the new, red-hot B-47 strategic bomber. In his frequent deployments, he was always assigned the same target in the Soviet Union - Tblisi, Stalins home town. While a B-47 pilot, Greg was selected to join Americas first high-altitude program - the Black Knights. Flying RB-57D aircraft, Greg and his team flew peripheral "ferret" missions around the Soviet Union and its satellites, collecting critical order-of-battle data so desperately needed by the Air Force at that time. When that program neared its design end, and following the Gary Powers shoot-down ovr the Soviet Union, Greg was assigned to command of the CIAs U-2 unit at Edwards AFB. It was during that five-year command that Greg and his team provided critical overflight intelligence, including during the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam build-up. He found time to also become one of the first to fly U-2s off aircraft carriers in a demonstration project. Following his U-2 command, Greg attended the National War College, was assigned to the reconnaissance office at the Pentagon, and then was named Vice-Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). Greg retired from the Air Force in 1972. AUTHOR: Following a successful career in internationl business and global education, Robert Richardson began writing about the little-known, personal, but critically important stories of World War II and the Cold War. His previous publications include The Jagged Edge of Duty (2017), and his current research relates to the events in the South Pacific during the early months of World War II. A life-long conservationist, Richardson is co-founder of the Inland Northwest Land Conservancy. 70 illustrations Author Biography Following a successful career in internationl business and global education, Robert Richardson began writing about the little-known, personal, but critically important stories of World War II and the Cold War. His previous publications include The Jagged Edge of Duty (2017), and his current research relates to the events in the South Pacific during the early months of World War II. A life-long conservationist, Richardson is co-founder of the Inland Northwest Land Conservancy. Table of Contents Chapter 1 TennesseeChapter 2 College LifeChapter 3 AAC Flight SchoolsChapter 4 Combat TourChapter 5 Coming HomeChapter 6 Pinecastle and the B-47Chapter 7 Project Black KnightChapter 8 The 4025th and Operation Border TownChapter 9 The U-2, the CIA, and Early U-2 OperationsChapter 10 U-2 ShootdownChapter 11 Cuban Missile CrisisChapter 12 National War College, the Pentagon, and AFITChapter 13 The Colonel is a Civilian Review Books following pilots careers can become rather familiar to the avid aviation enthusiast/reader, but occasionally a real gem comes along and this is one of them. * Air Forces Monthly *...this is a fine addition to the growing body of high-quality literature on Cold War aerial reconnaissance. * The Aviation Historian 21/04/2021 * Review Quote "This is certainly a publication meant for those who have an interest in aviation, the Cold War, and aerial surveillance. It is gratifying to finally have an opportunity to learn, know and understand much of what went on behind the scenes in defending this country during a critical period in its history." Feature Col. William Gregory is a heavily decorated WWII combat pilot, who served in North Africa during the summer of 1943 flying P-38s. Details ISBN1612008364 Author William J. Gregory Publisher Casemate Publishers Year 2020 ISBN-10 1612008364 ISBN-13 9781612008363 Format Hardcover Imprint Casemate Publishers Subtitle At the Controls of Us Cold War Aerial Intelligence Country of Publication United States Pages 312 Short Title Spying from the Sky Language English UK Release Date 2020-04-01 AU Release Date 2020-04-01 NZ Release Date 2020-04-01 Illustrations 70 DEWEY B Audience General Publication Date 2020-02-20 US Release Date 2020-02-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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