Eyes in the Sky: The Secret Rise of Gorgon Stare and How It Will Watch Us All

The fascinating history and unnerving future of high-tech aerial surveillance, from its secret military origins to its growing use on American citizens.



Eyes in the Sky is the authoritative account of how the Pentagon secretly developed a godlike surveillance system for monitoring America's enemies overseas, and how it is now being used to watch us in our own backyards. Whereas a regular aerial camera can only capture a small patch of ground at any given time, this system-and its most powerf...