We Were Never There Volumes 1-3
Contains the following titles:
We Were Never There Volume 1 : CIA U-2 Operations over Europe, USSR, and the Middle East, 1956-1960 - Paperback
We Were Never There Volume 2 : CIA U-2 Asia and Worldwide Operations 1957-1974 - Paperback
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We Were Never There is a three-volume history of the CIA’s legendary U-2 ‘spyplane’ and the secret reconnaissance missions that defined the early Cold War. Drawing on newly declassified files, rare images, and first-hand accounts, the series reveals how U-2s penetrated denied airspace across Europe, the USSR, Asia, and beyond in the race to gather vital intelligence before satellites existed.
Volume 1 uncovers the aircraft’s origins and early overflights from 1956–1960, including operations from Norway, Britain, and the Middle East.
Volume 2 continues with missions over China, North Korea, Cuba, and Southeast Asia from 1957–1974, exploring projects such as TACKLE and the development of the U-2R.
Volume 3, Higher, Further, Faster, expands to cover Anglo-American reconnaissance efforts across Europe and Asia, charting how aircrews pushed their aircraft and themselves to the limits to outpace Soviet defences.
Lavishly illustrated with rare photos, maps, and colour artworks, this series offers the most complete
