Operation Overflight A Memoir of the U-2 Incident |
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Author:
| Powers, Francis Gary Gentry, Curt |
ISBN: | 978-1-57488-422-7 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2003 |
Publisher: | Potomac Books, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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The true story that inspired the feature film Bridge of Spies. In this new edition of his classic 1970 memoir about the notorious U-2 incident, pilot Francis Gary Powers reveals the full story of what actually happened in the most sensational espionage case in Cold War history. The narrative is a tremendously exciting suspense story about a man labelled a traitor by many of his countrymen but emerged a hero.
The true story that inspired the feature film Bridge of Spies. In this new edition of his classic 1970 memoir about the notorious U-2 incident, pilot Francis Gary Powers reveals the full story of what actually happened in the most sensational espionage case in Cold War history. The narrative is a tremendously exciting suspense story about a man labelled a traitor by many of his countrymen but emerged a hero.