Operation Overflight(English, Paperback, Powers Francis Gary)

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Operation Overflight(English, Paperback, Powers Francis Gary) is written by Powers Francis Gary and published by Potomac Books Inc. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1574884220 (ISBN 10) and 9781574884227 (ISBN 13).

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. 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.