Francis Gary Powers Jr: Cold War Virginia
Cold War Virginia
Buch
- History Press, 07/2024
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781467156653
- Bestellnummer: 11767445
- Umfang: 176 Seiten
- Gewicht: 388 g
- Maße: 229 x 152 mm
- Stärke: 8 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 1.7.2024
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
The Old Dominion's defense of democracy...The Commonwealth played a central role in United States involvement in the Cold War. With doomsday planning operations underway for World War III, c onstruction of the Pentagon, CIA and other federal agencies established Northern Virginia as an epicenter of decision-making. As Virginia military bases readied for a potential surprise attack by the Soviet Union, local research facilities played a paramount role in the Space Race. In 1960, the Soviet shoot down of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, a Virginia native, created a superpower crisis of epic proportions. Cold War historians Francis Gary Powers, Jr. and Christopher Sturdevant tell these and other tales of espionage, heroism and betrayal.