Bridge of Spies - Brossura

Whittell, Giles

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ISBN 10: 0857201646 ISBN 13: 9780857201645

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2010

Riassunto

Bridge of Spies is a gripping, entertaining, hair-raising and comical story, which moves effortlessly from the hardware of high-flying planes and new missiles to the geopolitics of the nuclear stand-off and 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 and lonely years achieving nothing in the US; and the opposing leaders Khrushchev and Eisenhower, both trapped in a spiral of confrontation neither wants. Telling the true story that inspired Le Carre's famous scene, Bridge of Spies is a brilliant take on the absurdity and 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 and vividly recreated narrative.

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Recensione:

'Riveting, meticulously researched and beautifully written, Bridge of Spies unlocks one of the most fascinating espionage mysteries of the Cold War' Ben Macintyre, author of Agent Zigzag
'Whittell's gift for colour gives the book momentum.... Bridge of Spies wants to be entertaining and succeeds' -The Times, Joseph Kanon
'On May 1, 1960, an American pilot was shot down by the Russians, leading to one of the most dramatic espionge mysteries of the Cold War. For the first time, Giles Whittell tells the full story of Francis Gary Powers' -The Times

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0857201646
• ISBN 13: 9780857201645
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304