Spy Flights of the Cold War

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Summary: Great reading on a subject that has just been disclosed.
Review: The author provides detailed information pertaining to a number of over-flights into the Soviet Union during the cold war. There are many personal interviews with members of the crew. Great reading on a subject that has not been fully disclosed.

Rating:
Summary: Great reading on a subject that has just been disclosed.
Review: The author provides detailed information pertaining to a number of over-flights into the Soviet Union during the cold war. There are many personal interviews with members of the crew. Great reading on a subject that has not been fully disclosed.

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Summary: Disappointing - politically tinged
Review: The author recaps early spy flights, with emphasis on British participation. There is much that is new and interesting. Unfortunately, the author's political views creep into the story as he attempts to prove that USAF leaders wanted to start WWIII. His conclusion that Western spy flights were just too provocative ignores Soviet aggression in areas other than the air war. The thought that the brutal, totalitarian Soviet system maybe deserved to be fought and eventually defeated doesn't seem to have occured to the author.