Spies In The Sky

Author: Taylor Downing
Publisher: Abacus
ISBN: 0748128093
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312

Book Description
SPIES IN THE SKY is the thrilling, little-known story of the partner organisation to the famous code-breaking centre at Bletchley Park. It is the story of the daring reconnaissance pilots who took aerial photographs over Occupied Europe during the most dangerous days of the Second World War, and of the photo interpreters who invented a completely new science to analyse those pictures. They were inventive and ingenious; they pioneered the development of 3D photography and their work provided vital intelligence throughout the war. With a whole host of colourful characters at its heart, from the legendary pilot Adrian 'Warby' Warburton, who went missing while on a mission, to photo interpreters Glyn Daniel, later a famous television personality, and Winston Churchill's daughter, Sarah, SPIES IN THE SKY is compelling reading and the first full account of the story of aerial photography and the intelligence gleaned from it in nearly fifty years.

Spies in the Sky

Author: Pat Norris
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387716726
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
In this book, Patrick Norris responds to the 50th Anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age – the launch of Sputnik 1 – with a review of the most important historical applications of space science for the benefit of the human race during that half century, focusing on the prevention of nuclear war. In developing this story Norris illuminates a little-known aspect of the Space Age, namely the military dimension.

Signals in the Sky

Author: Candice F. Ransom
Publisher: Mirrorstone
ISBN: 9780786943531
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Whisked back to 1863 Virginia with the aid of a magical spyglass, the three Chapman children meet real-life Civil War spy, John Doyle.

Spies in the Sky

Author: John W. R. Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aerial observation (Military science)
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
Søgeord: Militær Efterretningstjeneste; Militær Efterretningsvæsen; Luftovervågning; 1. Verdenskrig; 2. Verdenskrig; Ballonovervågning; Foxbat; EMC; U-2; AEW; ASW; Satelitter; Satelitovervågning; Luftspionage; Spy-planes; MiG-23; MiG-17; MiG-21; NATO; Radar; Air Reconnaissance; Aerial Reconnaissance; Lockheed; RNAS Coastal Airship; RNAS Drachen; SS Airship; Reconnaissance Flight; RFC; Zeppelin; Lysander; Luftfotografier; RAF; PRU; Spitfire; Mosquito; USAAF; Operation Corona; USAF; USN; RAAF; Boeing Stratofortress; Boing B-47; Sputnik; Cessna O-1 Bird Dog; Koreakrigen; Vietnamkrigen; YO-3A; OV-10A; SMASH; F-105D Thunderchief Fighter; RF-101 Voodoo; B-57G; RAF Phantom; Saab S 35E Draken; Hawker; Harkey; ApolloSpacecraft; AN/USD-501; FAN; FAC; IOIS; RA-5C Vigilante; RF-4C Phantom; ABRES; Nimrod; Harrier; Tiros Satelite; OV-10 Bronco; JC-130B Hercules; Victor B(SR)Mk 2; RPV; NASA; Adsid; EC-121R; AC-119; AC-130; B-52; ALQ-99; SR-71A; Blackbird; Peewits; SR-71C; HC-130N; IMEWS; SALT-agreements

The Unlikely Spy

Author: Daniel Silva
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440627878
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 754

Book Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva’s celebrated debut novel, The Unlikely Spy, is “A ROLLER-COASTER WORLD WAR II ADVENTURE that conjures up memories of the best of Ken Follett and Frederick Forsyth” (The Orlando Sentinel). “In wartime,” Winston Churchill wrote, “truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.” For Britain’s counterintelligence operations, this meant finding the unlikeliest agent imaginable—a history professor named Alfred Vicary, handpicked by Churchill himself to expose a highly dangerous, but unknown, traitor. The Nazis, however, have also chosen an unlikely agent. Catherine Blake is the beautiful widow of a war hero, a hospital volunteer—and a Nazi spy under direct orders from Hitler: uncover the Allied plans for D-Day...

Eyes in the Sky

Author: Lisa Jo Rudy
Publisher: 24/7: Science Behind the Scene
ISBN: 9780531120828
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Describes the history of satellites and how they provide a global view of the planet.

Spies in the Sky

Author: Beverley McWilliams
Publisher: Pantera Press
ISBN: 0645869112
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
Sometimes we must do things we don't want to, even if they frighten us. Royal Blue is a royal racing pigeon from a long line of champions. Every morning he wakes in his comfortable loft at Sandringham House, eats the very best seeds and spends the day training with his best friend to be the fastest and strongest pigeon in Britain. But there's a war going on, and things are changing. Then one day the King himself comes to the loft and chooses Blue for a very special assignment. As Blue goes on missions, helping with rescues, carrying secret messages and facing dangers he never could have imagined, one thing will become clear: never underestimate a pigeon.

Jessica Cole: Model Spy: Code Red Lipstick

Author: Sarah Sky
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407144243
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
Models, spies and lipstick gadgets... When Jessica's father, a former spy, vanishes mysteriously, Jessica takes matters into her own hands. She's not just a daddy's girl who's good at striking a pose; she's a trained spook who knows how to take on MI6 and beat them at their own game.

The Spy and the Traitor

Author: Ben Macintyre
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 1101904208
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417

Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes returns with a thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War. “The best true spy story I have ever read.”—JOHN LE CARRÉ Named a Best Book of the Year by The Economist • Shortlisted for the Bailie Giffords Prize in Nonfiction If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. The son of two KGB agents and the product of the best Soviet institutions, the savvy, sophisticated Gordievsky grew to see his nation's communism as both criminal and philistine. He took his first posting for Russian intelligence in 1968 and eventually became the Soviet Union's top man in London, but from 1973 on he was secretly working for MI6. For nearly a decade, as the Cold War reached its twilight, Gordievsky helped the West turn the tables on the KGB, exposing Russian spies and helping to foil countless intelligence plots, as the Soviet leadership grew increasingly paranoid at the United States's nuclear first-strike capabilities and brought the world closer to the brink of war. Desperate to keep the circle of trust close, MI6 never revealed Gordievsky's name to its counterparts in the CIA, which in turn grew obsessed with figuring out the identity of Britain's obviously top-level source. Their obsession ultimately doomed Gordievsky: the CIA officer assigned to identify him was none other than Aldrich Ames, the man who would become infamous for secretly spying for the Soviets. Unfolding the delicious three-way gamesmanship between America, Britain, and the Soviet Union, and culminating in the gripping cinematic beat-by-beat of Gordievsky's nail-biting escape from Moscow in 1985, Ben Macintyre's latest may be his best yet. Like the greatest novels of John le Carré, it brings readers deep into a world of treachery and betrayal, where the lines bleed between the personal and the professional, and one man's hatred of communism had the power to change the future of nations.

Spies in Disguise: Boy in a Tutu

Author: Kate Scott
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1634506960
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Joe thought he had the hang of this undercover thing. Sure, he has to dress up as a girl and change his name to “Josie” to keep his family safe, but he can still play soccer, and his new friend Sam knows his secret so he at least has someone to talk to. Not to mention, it’s finally time for Joe and Sam to learn how to be proper spies—gadgets and all! Joe is prepared to prove to his parents that he’s ready for a big mission. Their first mission isn’t exactly what either of them had in mind, though. Joe and Sam have to go undercover . . . as ballerinas! Joe isn’t thrilled about the idea of wearing a tutu, but he’s more than ready to track down the potential thief of a soccer memorabilia exhibit at the local community center. He will dance like a flamingo if it means keeping the coveted keepsakes of his favorite sport safe. Unfortunately, Joe and Sam have very different ways of approaching the mission and their tactics clash. Once best friends and partners-in-spying, they now are determined to crack the case without each other. When Joe’s parents get word from HQ that an enemy spy is on their trail, there is no other option for Joe and Sam except to put their differences aside and work together to solve the case. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.