By Any Means Necessary by William E Burrows

By Any Means Necessary by William E Burrows

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This is an investigation into the US's secret air war against the Communist bloc that cost the lives of many US pilots. But in an effort to improve relations with Russia, Washington is still looking the other way, though it pretends otherwise. This volume tells the full story.

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By Any Means Necessary by William E Burrows

Unknown to the public and cloaked in the utmost secrecy, the United States flew missions against the Communist bloc almost continually during the Cold War in a desperate effort to collect intelligence and find targets for all-out nuclear war. The only hint of the relentless, clandestine operations came when one of the planes was shot down. But now, for the first time, award winning historian William E. Burrows, shows that others were captured by the Russians, Chinese, North Koreans, and were tortured, imprisoned, and killed, while their government looked the other way. In an effort to improve relations with Russia, Washington is still looking the other way, though it pretends otherwise. Burrows has interviewed scores of men who flew these 'black' missions, as well as the widows and children of those who never returned, all of whom want the full story finally told. He has done so with an eye to this story's immensely human dimension.
William E. Burrows is the author of the award winning Deep Black: Space Espionage and National Security. He is a professor of journalism at New York University, and is the founder and director of its Science and Environmental Reporting Program.
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ISBN 13 9780099436256
ISBN 10 0099436256
Title By Any Means Necessary
Author William E Burrows
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 2003-03-06
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.