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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 1st May 1960, Powers endured 61 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 man who was labelled a traitor by many of his countrymen, but who emerged a Cold War hero

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Full title: Operation Overflight
• Author: FrancisGary Powers
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344
• EAN: 9781574884227
• ISBN: 1574884220
• ID: 04232513
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
• Weight: 498 g
• Dimensions: 151 × 230 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. December 2003

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