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Spies in the Sky: The Secret Battle for Aerial Intelligence during World War II (2011)

Downing, Taylor (Author)

Little, Brown
Publication date: 2011
Language: English

ISBN: 9781408702802

Publication Date: 2011
Physical Details: 406 pp.; ill.

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This is the story of the daring reconnaissance pilots who took aerial photographs over Occupied Europe during the most dangerous days of World War II, and of the photo interpreters who invented a completely new science to analyze those pictures. They were inventive and ingenious; they pioneered the development of 3-D photography and their work provided vital intelligence throughout the war.

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Review Stein, Stephen K. (2013) Review of "Spies in the Sky: The Secret Battle for Aerial Intelligence during World War II". History: Reviews of New Books (pp. 111-112). unapi

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