
Bridge of Spies
Giles Whittell(Author)
Simon & Schuster Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 30. September 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-85720-164-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
1 x 8pp b-w
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85720-164-5 (9780857201645)
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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.