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A Brotherhood of Spies: The U-2 and the CIA's Secret War

Monte Reel

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Description:For fans of The Billion Dollar Spy and A Spy Among Friends , a thrilling account of the CIA's Cold War-era spy plane operation and how its exposure brought U.S. and Soviet relations to the brink of disaster On May 1, 1960, an American U2 spy plane, dubbed "The Angel" by its creators, was shot down over the Soviet Union just weeks before a peace summit between the two nations. The CIA concocted a cover-up story, assuring the Eisenhower administration that no one could have survived a fall from that altitude, and even if he had, the pilot--Francis Gary Powers--had received instructions to swallow a cyanide tablet. But against all odds and direct orders, Powers emerged from the wreckage and was seized by the KGB. He was forced to confess to espionage charges and contradict the official statement of the plane's purpose, creating an international incident that pushed U.S. and Soviet tensions to dangerously high levels. Using the top-secret development of the U2 as his framework, Reel digs deep into the origins of the modern mission of the CIA. Centering on the four powerful and dynamic figures of the U2 program--Edwin Land, an ingenious man of science, best known for his work on the Polaroid; Kelly Johnson, a hard-charging taskmaster from corporate America; Richard Bissell, the secretive and ambitious spymaster; and Francis Gary Powers, the pilot recruited to fly the ill-fated U2--The Angel's Shadow is a brilliantly reported, true-life tale full of espionage, antiheroes, and innovation that reads like a John le Carré novel with high-stakes, real-life-repercussions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Brotherhood of Spies: The U-2 and the CIA's Secret War. To get started finding A Brotherhood of Spies: The U-2 and the CIA's Secret War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: For fans of The Billion Dollar Spy and A Spy Among Friends , a thrilling account of the CIA's Cold War-era spy plane operation and how its exposure brought U.S. and Soviet relations to the brink of disaster On May 1, 1960, an American U2 spy plane, dubbed "The Angel" by its creators, was shot down over the Soviet Union just weeks before a peace summit between the two nations. The CIA concocted a cover-up story, assuring the Eisenhower administration that no one could have survived a fall from that altitude, and even if he had, the pilot--Francis Gary Powers--had received instructions to swallow a cyanide tablet. But against all odds and direct orders, Powers emerged from the wreckage and was seized by the KGB. He was forced to confess to espionage charges and contradict the official statement of the plane's purpose, creating an international incident that pushed U.S. and Soviet tensions to dangerously high levels. Using the top-secret development of the U2 as his framework, Reel digs deep into the origins of the modern mission of the CIA. Centering on the four powerful and dynamic figures of the U2 program--Edwin Land, an ingenious man of science, best known for his work on the Polaroid; Kelly Johnson, a hard-charging taskmaster from corporate America; Richard Bissell, the secretive and ambitious spymaster; and Francis Gary Powers, the pilot recruited to fly the ill-fated U2--The Angel's Shadow is a brilliantly reported, true-life tale full of espionage, antiheroes, and innovation that reads like a John le Carré novel with high-stakes, real-life-repercussions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Brotherhood of Spies: The U-2 and the CIA's Secret War. To get started finding A Brotherhood of Spies: The U-2 and the CIA's Secret War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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