{"product_id":"above-and-beyond-john-f-kennedy-and-americas-most-dangerous-cold-war-spy-mission-9781610398046","title":"Above and Beyond: John F. Kennedy and America's Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the authors of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Finest Hours\u003c\/i\u003e comes the riveting, deeply human story of President John F. Kennedy and two U-2 pilots, Rudy Anderson and Chuck Maultsby, who risked their lives to save America during the Cuban Missile Crisis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During the ominous two weeks of the Cold War's terrifying peak, two things saved humanity: the strategic wisdom of John F. Kennedy and the U-2 aerial spy program. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On October 27, 1962, Kennedy, strained from back pain, sleeplessness, and days of impossible tension, was briefed about a missing spy plane. Its pilot, Chuck Maultsby, was on a surveillance mission over the North Pole, but had become disoriented and steered his plane into Soviet airspace. If detected, its presence there could be considered an act of war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the president and his advisers wrestled with this information, more bad news came: another U-2 had gone missing, this one belonging to Rudy Anderson. His mission: to photograph missile sites over Cuba. For the president, any wrong move could turn the Cold War nuclear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbove and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e is the intimate, gripping account of the lives of these three war heroes, brought together on a day that changed history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected as a \"Top 10 Nonfiction Books to Read\" (2018) by the MA Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Casey Sherman, Michael J. Tougias\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.2lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610398046","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44383847743625,"sku":"9781610398046","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8e89d98a-11ea-4394-8b4e-27f63390841d.jpg?v=1752013283","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/above-and-beyond-john-f-kennedy-and-americas-most-dangerous-cold-war-spy-mission-9781610398046","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}