Mayday, Eisenhower, Khrushchev and the U-2 Affair
by Beschloss, Michael R
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- 0060155655
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New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1986. 1st Ed. Hardbound. 8vo. 644 Pgs.. Fine in Good- DJ/Good. Mayday, Eisenhower, Khrushchev and the U-2 Affair by Michael R Beschloss. Published by Harper & Row, New York, NY, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine in Good- DJ. 494 Pgs. ISBN 0060155655. LCCN 85-45620. On May 1, 1960, two weeks before a vital summit meeting between President Eisenhower and Nikita Khrushchev, Francis Gary Powers flew a U-2 spy plane deep into Soviet airspace and was downed. Amazingly, and despite the CIA's assurances, Powers and his incriminating equipment survived and were captured. The confrontation that ensued become on of the pivotal episodes of the Cold War. Illustrated with photographs. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 15956.
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- Comfort Kraft (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15956
- Title
- Mayday, Eisenhower, Khrushchev and the U-2 Affair
- Author
- Beschloss, Michael R
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound. 8vo. 644 Pgs.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Good- DJ
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Ed
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060155655
- ISBN 13
- 9780060155650
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- United States, Cold War, Espionage, Politics, USSR
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