Shootdown : Flight 007 and the American Connection

Johnson, R. W.

ISBN 10: 0670812099 / ISBN 13: 9780670812097

Published by Viking Penguin - Virago Press, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1986

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335 pages. Dust jacket has uncliped price 18.95 and a 3/4 inch tear plus a small jacket tear and edge chips and scuffing. In the early hours of September 1, 1983, a Soviet fighter plane shot down Korean Airlines flight 007 as it flew without authorization over the Soviet Union's airspace. The Boeing 747 plunged into the Sea of Japan, killing all 269 passengers and crew. Reactions around the world were of horror and indignation. The Reagan Administration energetically asserted that flight 007 had drifted off course accidentally, and that the Soviet Union fired knowingly without warning . With the passage of time much new information has come to light which casts grave doubts on the American claims and the integrity of those who asserted them. The author demolishes the Reagan version of events and sets this tragedy in the context of vital American and Soviet strategic interests in the North Pacific. It will be hard for a reasonable person to read this book and not conclude that flight 007 was on an intelligence mission for the U S when it was shot down. Seller Inventory # 6446

Bibliographic Details

Title: Shootdown : Flight 007 and the American ...

Publisher: Viking Penguin - Virago Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 1986

Binding: Hard Back

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: First American Edition Stated

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Synopsis:

Presents evidence that the Korean airliner shot down by the Soviet Union was on an American intelligence mission