Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident

Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident - Paperback

$27.95
$27.95
Skip to product information
Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident
  • Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident
Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident - Paperback

Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident - Paperback

by Francis Gary Powers , Curt Gentry
$27.95
$27.95

Book Overview

by Francis Gary Powers (Author), Curt Gentry (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Francis Gary Powers served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and completed twenty-seven U-2 photographic reconnaissance missions for the CIA, including several overflights of the Soviet Union, until shot down by a Soviet surface-to-air missile on May 1, 1960. Upon his return to the United States in 1962, he flew the U-2 as an engineering test pilot for Lockheed Aircraft. Powers died in a helicopter crash in 1977.

Curt Gentry has written or contributed to many books, including Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders and J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets. He lives in San Francisco.

Number of Pages: 344
Dimensions: 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: December 01, 2003
ISBN9781574884227
Author Francis Gary Powers , Curt Gentry
PublisherPotomac Books
GenreBiography and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 2003
LanguageENG- English
Pages344
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

Related Subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction

1% fer Each of the Seven Seas

Every purchase sends 7% of our profits to The Ocean Cleanup. No fine print, no opt-in — just how we sail.

Whoever Ye Be, Welcome Aboard

Queer lit, music, art, philosophy, fiction — stories for every kind of soul. Come as ye are, matey.

You may also like