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The Resource Above & beyond : John F. Kennedy and America's most dangerous Cold War spy mission, Casey Sherman & Michael J. Tougias

Above & beyond : John F. Kennedy and America's most dangerous Cold War spy mission, Casey Sherman & Michael J. Tougias

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"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."--provided by publisher
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eng
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Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781610398046
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Above & beyond : John F. Kennedy and America's most dangerous Cold War spy mission
Title
Above & beyond
Title remainder
John F. Kennedy and America's most dangerous Cold War spy mission
Statement of responsibility
Casey Sherman & Michael J. Tougias
Title variation
Above and beyond
Creator
Contributor
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"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."--provided by publisher
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YDX
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1969-
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Sherman, Casey
Dewey number
973.922
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
  • E841
  • E841
LC item number
  • .S465 2018
  • .S47 2018
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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1955-
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Tougias, Michael J.
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  • Kennedy, John F.
  • Maultsby, Chuck
  • Anderson, Rudolf
  • United States
  • Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
  • Air pilots
  • U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft)
  • Cold War
  • HISTORY / Military / Aviation
  • HISTORY / Military / United States
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control
  • United States
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Above & beyond : John F. Kennedy and America's most dangerous Cold War spy mission, Casey Sherman & Michael J. Tougias
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Control code
on1003311930
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781610398046
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1003311930
Label
Above & beyond : John F. Kennedy and America's most dangerous Cold War spy mission, Casey Sherman & Michael J. Tougias
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1003311930
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781610398046
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1003311930

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