An insiders tellingly detailed and chilling recap of the 1962 cuban missile crisis. Oct 18, 2012 brugioni retired from npic in 1981, wrote an account of the crisis titled eyeball to eyeball in 1990, was a cia consultant until 1998 and published articles on the intelligence and. Brugioni flew in 66 bombardment and a number of reconnaissance missions in wwii over north africa, italy, germany, yugoslavia and france. Unwrap a complete list of books by dino brugioni and find books available for swap. Brugioni, author of the bestselling account of the cuban missile crisis, eyeball to eyeball, draws on his long cia career as one of the worlds premier experts on aerial reconnaissance to. Dino brugioni, author of eyeball to eyeball dobbs is a master. Drawing on his firsthand experience as a senior staff member at the cias national photographic interpretation center, interviews with surviving principals, and archival sources, brugioni offers a comprehensive overview of the confrontation that very nearly plunged the world into nuclear war. This book details the importance of technical collection and how policymakers use intelligence. Offers a day to day account of the crisis, drawing on interviews and inside knowledge to discuss how the russian missiles were actually discovered. One of the main strengths of eyeball to eyeball is brugioni s colorful yet succinct character sketches. From highaltitude overflights by u2 spy planes to tense briefin. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. U2 photographs taken on october 14, 1962, by some of the first u2 aircraft piloted by us air force members rather than cia personnel, brought back photographs, in which the npic analysts found visual evidence of the placement of soviet ss4 mediumrange ballistic missiles mrbm, capable of hitting targets, in the continental united states, with nuclear warheads.
Brugioni, an analyst for many years at the central intelligence agency, uses his specialty in aerial photography, and his governmental contacts, to provide an insiders account of the cuban missile crisis. Brugioni, author of the bestselling account of the cuban missile crisis, eyeball to eyeball. The inside story of the cuban missile crisis by dino a. The inside story of the cuban missile crisis updated by dino a. Wise was the white house correspondent of the new york. Brugioni, author of the bestselling account of the cuban missile crisis, eyeball to eyeball, draws on his long cia career as one of the worlds premier experts on aerial reconnaissance to provide the inside story of president dwight d. Naval institute press, 2010, 572 pp during the fateful days of the cuban missile crisis, dino brugioni was working at the national photographic interpretation center with the first images of soviet ss4 mediumrange ballistic missiles in the sierra del rosario.
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With all the detail of a tom clancy novel, eyeball to eyeball. Even after retirement, brugioni was considered to be the worlds foremost imagery intelligence analyst. We see that javascript is disabled or not supported by. Dino brugioni was so closely involved with the briefing boards prepared for president kennedy during the cuban missile crisis that he was able to author an excellent and captivating book about the role of npic in that crucial cold war episode, called eyeball to eyeball. Brugionis book is colored heavily by his personal experiences during that time. The report on the warren report 1965, was the first critical study of the governments official version of what happened in dallas on nov. The inside story of the cuban missile crisis book, this is one of the most wanted dino a.
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Robert f mccort offers a day to day account of the crisis, drawing on interviews and inside knowledge to discuss how the russian missiles were actually discovered, what the united states told foreign leaders, and. Brugioni dino anthony brugioni, 93, passed away friday, september 25, 2015 of natural causes, at his home in fredericksburg. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most. Distant as it is, the cuban missile crisis of 1962 still. Brugioni flew in 66 bombardment and a number of reconnaissance. Brugioni retired from npic in 1981, wrote an account of the crisis titled eyeball to eyeball in 1990, was a cia consultant until 1998 and published articles on the intelligence and. An i was there account by one of the cias senior photointerpreters.
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