Above and Beyond: John F. Kennedy and America's Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission
Autor Casey Sherman, Michael J. Tougiasen Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 apr 2018
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
Beyondis
the
intimate,
gripping
account
of
the
lives
of
these
three
war
heroes,
brought
together
on
a
day
that
changed
history.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781610398046
ISBN-10: 1610398041
Pagini: 360
Dimensiuni: 162 x 244 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția PublicAffairs
ISBN-10: 1610398041
Pagini: 360
Dimensiuni: 162 x 244 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția PublicAffairs
Notă biografică
Casey
Shermanis
an
award-winning
journalist
and
bestselling
author
of
seven
books:The
Finest
Hours,
Boston
Strong,Animal,A
Rose
for
Mary,Bad
Blood,Black
Irish,
andBlack
Dragon.
BothThe
Finest
HoursandBoston
Stronghave
been
made
into
major
motion
pictures.
He
received
the
Edward
R.
Murrow
Award
for
Journalistic
Excellence
as
a
member
of
the
CBS
Boston
news
team,
and
has
been
nominated
for
an
Emmy
Award.
A
featured
guest
on
major
television
networks
and
news
programs,
Sherman
has
lectured
at
the
National
Press
Club
and
the
US
Coast
Guard
Command
Center
in
Washington,
DC.
He
lives
in
Marshfield,
Massachusetts.
Michael
J.
Tougiasis
the
author
and
coauthor
of
twenty-nine
books,
includingSo
Close
to
Home(Pegasus,
2016),Rescue
of
the
Bounty(Scribner,
2014),A
Storm
too
Soon(Scribner,
2013),The
Finest
Hours(Scribner,
2010),Fatal
Forecast(Scribner,
2007),
andTen
Hours
Until
Dawn(St
Martin's
Press,
2005).
Tougias
has
written
for
theNew
York
Timesand
several
other
prestigious
magazines
and
newspapers,
and
has
lectured
across
the
country
to
groups
as
diverse
as
Fortune
500
Corporations,
Associations
and
Public
Libraries.
He
lives
in
Massachusetts
and
Florida.
Recenzii
"The
authorseloquently
convey
the
difficulties
and
tensions
involved
in
the
[U-2]
flights,dramatically
magnified
during
the
crisis,
when
miscalculations
could
instigatedisastrous
response
by
either
side....This
superbly
written,
tense,
andsometimes
sad
account
views
the
Cuban
Missile
Crisis
from
an
unusual
andtelling
perspective."—Booklist,
starred
"Unfolds like a spy thriller and serves as an unnerving cautionary talein a time of reckless brinksmanship."—Boston Globe
"A novelisticapproach that involves dramatically recreated scenes and interweaving storylines... The focus on twolesser-known figures gives the book an added dimension beyond other CubanMissile Crisis histories....[Above & Beyond] hums when describing thestrategic maneuvering in Washington.... The authors will leave readers with a greater appreciation of the workrequired to combat the 'miscalculations, incorrect interpretations, andbreakdowns in command and control that could lead to war'."—Publishers Weekly
"Sherman and Tougiaspresent an absorbing account of heroic U-2 pilots Rudolph Anderson and CharlesMaultsby and their harrowing missions.... Fascinating."—Library Journal
"The authors have assembled a page-turning narrative. An edifying historythat, given America's current global diplomatic stance, is also timely andhopefully instructive to those faced with similarly dire circumstances."—Kirkus Reviews
"A you-are-thereretelling of the Cold War's scariest hours."—Military Times
"A fast-paced read with exciting recollections of thistumultuous time guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat....thrillingand nerve-wracking....Even though you know the outcome, it's still enough to getthe heart pounding and palms sweating as Kennedy ponders and the U-2 pilotssoar into the cross-hairs of history."—Providence Journal
"Readers get a frontrow seat to a dramatic moment in history."—Cape Cod Times
"Here is the Cuban Missile Crisis as you've never seen it before:through the eyes of the men who flew over the island at 72,000 feet,photographing the missiles that confronted Kennedy with the real possibility ofnuclear war. Sherman and Tougias tell their story with pace, riveting newdetail, and tremendous economy of style. To be read at one sitting with a stiffScotch at your elbow."—Giles Whittell, New York Times bestselling author of Bridge of Spies
"Above and Beyondis a thrilling, inspiring story that wouldmake for relevant reading in any era, but today feels essential. It takesyou inside the rooms, inside the cockpits, and sometimes inside the mindsof the people confronting the most dangerous moments in human history. Atribute to true patriotism and courage, this book reminds usthat the bravest warriors, the ones who make the biggest differences, areoften the ones who never fire a shot."—Jeffrey E. Stern, coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris
"The Cuban Missile Crisis: it may be the most terrifying thirteen daysin human history. Live it again inAbove and Beyond, the riveting newbook by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias. Climb aboard the most famous spyplane of them all, the legendary U-2, and photograph missile sites. Take a seatin the White House Situation Room to deliberate with President Kennedy on thosephotographs. Turn the pages all night and marvel yet again at the intrepidbravery of those pilots, and at the leadership that was calm, thoughtful, andsteady, yet resolute in the face of unimaginably high stakes. It's an adventureyarn worthy of a great spy novelist and a cautionary tale for our dangeroustimes."—William Martin, New York Times bestselling author of Back Bay and Bound for Gold
"Intriguing... reassuring and disquieting.Reminds us of how resilient, inspired and successful American military,industrial and political leadership could be in the direst days of the ColdWar."—Wall Street Journal
"Just when you thinkthe story can't get any better there is a cover-up."—The Patriot Ledger
"An exciting accountof the Cuban Missile Crisis with plenty of detail about the spyplanes and thebrave men who flew them...The authors of the best-sellingThe Finest Hourshaveworked their magic again with this engaging true-life thriller."—Aviation History
"Unfolds like a spy thriller and serves as an unnerving cautionary talein a time of reckless brinksmanship."—Boston Globe
"A novelisticapproach that involves dramatically recreated scenes and interweaving storylines... The focus on twolesser-known figures gives the book an added dimension beyond other CubanMissile Crisis histories....[Above & Beyond] hums when describing thestrategic maneuvering in Washington.... The authors will leave readers with a greater appreciation of the workrequired to combat the 'miscalculations, incorrect interpretations, andbreakdowns in command and control that could lead to war'."—Publishers Weekly
"Sherman and Tougiaspresent an absorbing account of heroic U-2 pilots Rudolph Anderson and CharlesMaultsby and their harrowing missions.... Fascinating."—Library Journal
"The authors have assembled a page-turning narrative. An edifying historythat, given America's current global diplomatic stance, is also timely andhopefully instructive to those faced with similarly dire circumstances."—Kirkus Reviews
"A you-are-thereretelling of the Cold War's scariest hours."—Military Times
"A fast-paced read with exciting recollections of thistumultuous time guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat....thrillingand nerve-wracking....Even though you know the outcome, it's still enough to getthe heart pounding and palms sweating as Kennedy ponders and the U-2 pilotssoar into the cross-hairs of history."—Providence Journal
"Readers get a frontrow seat to a dramatic moment in history."—Cape Cod Times
"Here is the Cuban Missile Crisis as you've never seen it before:through the eyes of the men who flew over the island at 72,000 feet,photographing the missiles that confronted Kennedy with the real possibility ofnuclear war. Sherman and Tougias tell their story with pace, riveting newdetail, and tremendous economy of style. To be read at one sitting with a stiffScotch at your elbow."—Giles Whittell, New York Times bestselling author of Bridge of Spies
"Above and Beyondis a thrilling, inspiring story that wouldmake for relevant reading in any era, but today feels essential. It takesyou inside the rooms, inside the cockpits, and sometimes inside the mindsof the people confronting the most dangerous moments in human history. Atribute to true patriotism and courage, this book reminds usthat the bravest warriors, the ones who make the biggest differences, areoften the ones who never fire a shot."—Jeffrey E. Stern, coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris
"The Cuban Missile Crisis: it may be the most terrifying thirteen daysin human history. Live it again inAbove and Beyond, the riveting newbook by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias. Climb aboard the most famous spyplane of them all, the legendary U-2, and photograph missile sites. Take a seatin the White House Situation Room to deliberate with President Kennedy on thosephotographs. Turn the pages all night and marvel yet again at the intrepidbravery of those pilots, and at the leadership that was calm, thoughtful, andsteady, yet resolute in the face of unimaginably high stakes. It's an adventureyarn worthy of a great spy novelist and a cautionary tale for our dangeroustimes."—William Martin, New York Times bestselling author of Back Bay and Bound for Gold
"Intriguing... reassuring and disquieting.Reminds us of how resilient, inspired and successful American military,industrial and political leadership could be in the direst days of the ColdWar."—Wall Street Journal
"Just when you thinkthe story can't get any better there is a cover-up."—The Patriot Ledger
"An exciting accountof the Cuban Missile Crisis with plenty of detail about the spyplanes and thebrave men who flew them...The authors of the best-sellingThe Finest Hourshaveworked their magic again with this engaging true-life thriller."—Aviation History