Above & beyond : John F. Kennedy and America's most dangerous Cold War spy mission
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New York : PublicAffairs, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Status
Audley Branch - Non-fiction - Adult
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Published
New York : PublicAffairs, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 329 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
From the authors of the bestselling The Finest Hours comes the riveting, deeply human story of President John F. Kennedy and two U-2 pilots, Rudy Anderson and Chuck Maultsby, who risked their lives to save America during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the ominous two weeks of the Cold War's terrifying peak, two things saved humanity: the strategic wisdom of John F. Kennedy and the U-2 aerial spy program. On October 27, 1962, Kennedy, strained from back pain, sleeplessness, and days of impossible tension, was briefed about a missing spy plane. Its pilot, Chuck Maultsby, was on a surveillance mission over the North Pole, but had become disoriented and steered his plane into Soviet airspace. If detected, its presence there could be considered an act of war. As the president and his advisers wrestled with this information, more bad news came: another U-2 had gone missing, this one belonging to Rudy Anderson. His mission: to photograph missile sites over Cuba. For the president, any wrong move could turn the Cold War nuclear. Above and Beyond is the intimate, gripping account of the lives of these three war heroes, brought together on a day that changed history.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sherman, C., & Tougias, M. J. (2018). Above & beyond: John F. Kennedy and America's most dangerous Cold War spy mission (First edition.). PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sherman, Casey, 1969- and Michael J. Tougias. 2018. Above & Beyond: John F. Kennedy and America's Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission. PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sherman, Casey, 1969- and Michael J. Tougias. Above & Beyond: John F. Kennedy and America's Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission PublicAffairs, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sherman, Casey, and Michael J. Tougias. Above & Beyond: John F. Kennedy and America's Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission First edition., PublicAffairs, 2018.
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