- Publisher: Naval IP
- Year: 2019
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 326pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 235x160mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.7kg
- ISBN: 9781682474655
- Product code: 533793
From Kites to Cold War
The Evolution of Manned Airborne Reconnaissance
Tyler Morton New Hardback Illustrated
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While sixth-century Chinese aviators used kites to scout their enemies’ positions, the technique didn’t spread and it was another 1,200 years before the Montgolfier brothers launched a hot-air balloon and, with it, a new era for warfare. Tyler Morton traces the evolution in airborne reconnaissance from that point to the Vietnam War, recording how airships and then aircraft became essential components of the military.
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From Kites to Cold War tells the story of the evolution of manned airborne reconnaissance.
Long a desire of military commanders, the ability to see the terrain ahead and gain foreknowledge of enemy intent was realised when Chinese airmen mounted kites to surveil their surroundings. Kite technology was slow to spread, and by the late nineteenth century, European nations had developed the balloon and airship to conduct this mission.
By 1918, it was obvious that the airplane had become the reconnaissance platform of the future. Used successfully by many nations during the Great War, aircraft technology and capability experienced its most rapid evolutionary period during World War II. Entering the war with just basic airborne imagery capabilities, by V-E and V-J days, air power pioneers greatly improved imagery collection and developed sophisticated airborne signals intelligence collection capabilities. The United States and other nations put these capabilities to use as the Cold War immediately followed. Flying near the periphery of and sometimes directly over the Soviet Union, airborne reconnaissance provided the intelligence necessary to stay one step ahead of the Soviets throughout the Cold War.
Long a desire of military commanders, the ability to see the terrain ahead and gain foreknowledge of enemy intent was realised when Chinese airmen mounted kites to surveil their surroundings. Kite technology was slow to spread, and by the late nineteenth century, European nations had developed the balloon and airship to conduct this mission.
By 1918, it was obvious that the airplane had become the reconnaissance platform of the future. Used successfully by many nations during the Great War, aircraft technology and capability experienced its most rapid evolutionary period during World War II. Entering the war with just basic airborne imagery capabilities, by V-E and V-J days, air power pioneers greatly improved imagery collection and developed sophisticated airborne signals intelligence collection capabilities. The United States and other nations put these capabilities to use as the Cold War immediately followed. Flying near the periphery of and sometimes directly over the Soviet Union, airborne reconnaissance provided the intelligence necessary to stay one step ahead of the Soviets throughout the Cold War.
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While sixth-century Chinese aviators used kites to scout their enemies’ positions, the technique didn’t spread and it was another 1,200 years before the Montgolfier brothers launched a hot-air balloon and, with it, a new era for warfare. Tyler Morton traces the evolution in airborne reconnaissance from that point to the Vietnam War, recording how airships and then aircraft became essential components of the military.
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