The Inquisitive Angel - The True Story of The U2
Declassified in 2006, this is the first time the true story has been available to the public. In the early 1950s, with increasing Cold War tensions, the U.S. military required improved strategic reconnaissance to better determine Soviet capabilities and intentions. The result was the Lockheed U-2. Here at last is the true, declassified story of the Cold-War icon.