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The dramatic events behind the film BRIDGE OF SPIES.
Bridge of Spies is a gripping, entertaining, hair-raising & comical story, which moves effortlessly from the hardware of high-flying planes & new missiles to the geopolitics of the nuclear st&-off & through the poignant personal stories of its central protagonists: Powers, the all-American hero, blacklisted for not having killed himself on his descent to earth; a KGB spy who has spent aimless & lonely years achieving nothing in the US; & the opposing leaders Khrushchev & Eisenhower, both trapped in a spiral of confrontation neither wants.
Telling the true story that inspired Le Carrés famous scene, Bridge of Spies is a brilliant take on the absurdity & heroism of the Cold War days that will appeal to a new generation of readers unfamiliar with the history but drawn in by the compelling & vividly recreated narrative.
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A riveting read about the Cold War.
This paperback book has 304 pages & measures: 19.8 x 13.7 x 2.3cm.