{"product_id":"eyeing-the-red-storm-9780803255722","title":"Eyeing the Red Storm","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines the birth of space-based reconnaissance not from the perspective of CORONA (the first photo reconnaissancesatellite to fly) but rather from that of the WS-117L. Robert M. Dienesch's revised assessment places WS-117L within the larger context of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency, focusing on the dynamic between military and civilian leadership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers searching for a detailed analysis of early spy satellite development will approve of Dienesch's accessible work.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An intriguing and incisive study. . . . \u003ci\u003eEyeing the Red Storm\u003c\/i\u003e puts readers into the middle of the Cold War.\"—Scott Neuffer, \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEyeing the Red Storm\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable contribution to the existing literature on military space programs.\"—\u003ci\u003eWashington Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For those who have a 'Space and the Cold War' shelf in their library, this book deserves a place on it.\"—Pat Norris, \u003ci\u003eAerospace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEyeing the Red Storm\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution and a worthy resource for undergraduate or graduate settings as well as for readers interested in the history of satellite reconnaissance and Cold War strategy.\"—Nicholas Sambaluk, H-War\u003cbr\u003e\"This book definitively offers a foundation for future research and as such is a welcome addition to Cold War historiography.\"—Emily Redman, \u003ci\u003ePacific Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In his well-researched and convincingly argued book, Robert Dienesch has demonstrated clearly that the American spy satellite program, rather than being a knee-jerk reaction to the launching of \u003ci\u003eSputnik\u003c\/i\u003e by the Soviet Union in 1957, was instead the culmination of years of effort by the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.”—Galen Perras, associate professor of history at the University of Ottawa and author of \u003ci\u003eFranklin Roosevelt and the Origins of the Canadian-American Security Alliance, 1933–1945: Necessary but Not Necessary Enough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Dienesch combines an explication of high-level policy formulation with technical details about reconnaissance satellite development. He penetrates the secrecy that surrounded America’s first military satellite program, WS-117L, to assess both its contributions and disappointments.”—Rick W. Sturdevant, deputy director of history, Air Force Space Command\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Filling in the Gap\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1. Eisenhower's Delicate Balance\u003cbr\u003e 1. Truman and Eisenhower on the Cold War (1945-55)\u003cbr\u003e 2. Eisenhower and Defense: Three Challenges, Three Responses (1953-56)\u003cbr\u003e 3. Eisenhower and Satellite Reconnaissance: Three Projects (1954-58)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2. WS-117L\u003cbr\u003e 4. Origins: RAND and Satellite Reconnaissance (1945-54)\u003cbr\u003e 5. WS-117L: Two Stages (1954-57)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Satellite Photography, Film Return, and the Birth of CORONA (1957-58)\u003cbr\u003e 7. SENTRY\/SAMOS, MIDAS, and the Dissolution of WS-117L (1958-60)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue: WS-117L in Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Historiography of Eisenhower and Space Reconnaissance\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737365066071,"sku":"9780803255722","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803255722.jpg?v=1723811152","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/eyeing-the-red-storm-9780803255722","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}