Operation Overflight - A Memoir of the U-2 Incident (Paperback, New ed)

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. After surviving the shoot-down of his reconnaissance plane and his capture on May 1, 1960, Powers endured sixty-one days of rigorous interrogation by the KGB, a public trial, a conviction for espionage, and the start of a ten-year sentence. After nearly two years, the U.S. government obtained his release from prison in a dramatic exchange for convicted Soviet spy Rudolph Abel. The narrative is a tremendously exciting suspense story about a man who was labeled a traitor by many of his countrymen but who emerged a Cold War hero.

General

Imprint:	Potomac Books Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	December 2003
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	344
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-57488-422-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > Military intelligence Books > Humanities > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General Books > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-57488-422-0
Barcode:	9781574884227

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