The full story of the development and early use of the U-2 has
never been properly told - until now. This book describes in vivid
detail how the high-flying spyplane was conceived, designed, built,
and deployed in record time. It explains why the CIA, and not the
U.S. Air Force, controlled the project. It traces how the Iron
Curtain was pried apart by the epic overflights of denied territory
from 1956 to 1960. It discusses why these flights were needed, what
they were looking for, and how the intelligence they returned was
processed and analyzed. Readers are taken inside the Soviet Union's
military machine, as it developed new strategic weapons and
(eventually) the means to shoot the U-2 down. The book also
explores the political dimension, telling how President Eisenhower
and Premier Khrushchev each faced the challenge of the U-2 flights
- albeit from very different perspectives. Toward the Unknown will
appeal to students of aviation and intelligence history, and to
anyone wishing to learn more about a key episode in the Cold War.
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