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Summary: Valuable Contribution
Review: Spy Capitalism is a valuable contribution for those of us who follow the history of technology and the development of overhead photo reconnaissance, as well as to the history of the Corona project. Until now, the cameras on Corona were described as designed by Itek, with no details about the company or its relationship to the CIA. This book fleshes out that company's very colorful history and its relationship with the intelligence communnity.While the book fills an important gap in history, it does read at times like a Harvard Business School case study. The author sketches an intriguing outline of Richard Leghorn the founder of Itek, but never quite makes the leap to nailing his personality or his weaknesses - that of a visionary entrepreneur in a venture backed startup who was a terrible operating executive - other than just describing them in a narrative. Given 40 years of entrepreneurial hindsight, setting Richard Leghorn in the context of other entrepreneurs and their failure modes would have been helpful. Minor quibbles aside, all in all, a very worthwhile book for those interested in an important part of overhead photo reconnaissance history.
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Summary: New World Order
Review: This book explains how the CIA is using satellites with the new world order to control all of our lives! Wake up!
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Summary: New World Order
Review: This book explains how the CIA is using satellites with the new world order to control all of our lives! Wake up!
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