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Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident by Francis Gary Powers & Curt Gentry is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident about?
In this new edition of his classic 1970 memoir about the notorious U-2 incident, pilot Francis Gary Powers reveals the full story of what actually happened in the most sensational espionage case in Cold War history. After surviving the shoot-down of his reconnaissance plane and his capture on May 1, 1960, Powers endured sixty-one days of rigorous interrogation by the KGB, a public trial, a conviction for espionage, and the start of a ten-year sentence. After nearly two years, the U.S. government obtained his release from prison in a dramatic exchange for convicted Soviet spy Rudolph Abel. The narrative is a tremendously exciting suspense story about a man who was labeled a traitor by many of his countrymen but who emerged a Cold War hero.
Who reads Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Francis Gary Powers & Curt Gentry
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc.
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (235 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14