Spy Pilot Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy |
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| Author:
| Powers, Francis Gary
Dunnavant, Keith |
| Foreword by:
| Krushchev, Sergei |
| ISBN: | 978-1-63388-468-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2019 |
| Publisher: | Prometheus Books, Publishers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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One of the most talked-about events of the Cold War was the downing of the American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. The event was recently depicted in the Steven Spielberg movie Bridge of Spies. Powers was captured by the KGB, subjected to a televised show trial, and imprisoned, all of which ......
One of the most talked-about events of the Cold War was the downing of the American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. The event was recently depicted in the Steven Spielberg movie Bridge of Spies. Powers was captured by the KGB, subjected to a televised show trial, and imprisoned, all of which ......