Blue Moon over Cuba
Aerial Reconnaissance during the Cuban Missile Crisis (General Aviation)
by William B. Ecker, Kenneth V. Jack
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With a Foreword by Michael Dobbs, author of "One Minute to Midnight." Human intelligence was lacking during the Cuban crisis, and the various intelligence agencies had to rely on their only means to guide them aerial photography. Photographs of the missile sites were effectively used to persuade doubtful allies, as well as adversaries, that the e...
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