Bridge of Spies - Softcover
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 Carré'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.
Telling the true story that inspired Le Carré'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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'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
Well researched, enthusiastically and dramatically written, and a joy to read. Roll on the inevitable dramatisation
- Dr Michael S. Goodman --BBC History Magazine
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Well researched, enthusiastically and dramatically written, and a joy to read. Roll on the inevitable dramatisation
- Dr Michael S. Goodman --BBC History Magazine
Giles Whittell is The Times of London’s chief leader writer, and the author of four books previous books, Lambada Country, Extreme Continental, Spitfire Women of World War II, and Bridge of Spies. He lives with his wife and children in South London.
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0857201646
- ISBN 13 9780857201645
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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