Cold War Virginia - Powers Jr, Francis Gary; Sturdevant, Christopher
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The Old Dominion's defense of democracy... The Commonwealth played a central role in United States involvement in the Cold War. With doomsday planning operations underway for World War III, c onstruction of the Pentagon, CIA and other federal agencies established Northern Virginia as an epicenter of decision-making. As Virginia military bases readied for a potential surprise attack by the Soviet Union, local research facilities played a paramount role in the Space Race. In 1960, the Soviet shoot down of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, a Virginia native, created a superpower crisis of epic…mehr

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The Old Dominion's defense of democracy... The Commonwealth played a central role in United States involvement in the Cold War. With doomsday planning operations underway for World War III, c onstruction of the Pentagon, CIA and other federal agencies established Northern Virginia as an epicenter of decision-making. As Virginia military bases readied for a potential surprise attack by the Soviet Union, local research facilities played a paramount role in the Space Race. In 1960, the Soviet shoot down of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, a Virginia native, created a superpower crisis of epic proportions. Cold War historians Francis Gary Powers, Jr. and Christopher Sturdevant tell these and other tales of espionage, heroism and betrayal.
Autorenporträt
Francis Gary Powers Jr. is the founder and chairman emeritus of the Cold War Museum. As chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Cold War Theme Study, he worked with the National Park Service and leading Cold War experts to identify historic Cold War sites for commemoration, interpretation and preservation. He served as a consultant to Steven Spielberg's Cold War thriller Bridge of Spies . Visit www.GaryPowers.com for more information. Christopher Sturdevant is a children's librarian who resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His interest in the Cold War began while growing up during the 1980s. Chris studied history and physics at Carroll University. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran and chairman of the Midwest Chapter of the Cold War Museum in Washington, D.C.