The U-2 Spyplane: Toward the UnknownThe full story of the development and early use of the U 2 has never been properly tolduntil now. This book describes in vivid detail how the high flying spyplane was conceived, designed, built, and deployed in record time. It explains why the CIA, and not the US Air Force, controlled the project. It traces how the Iron Curtain was pried apart by the epic overflights of denied territory from 1956 to 1960. It discusses why these flights were needed,