{"product_id":"2940170120390","title":"Above and Beyond: John F. Kennedy and America's Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117150683376,"sku":"2940170120390","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170120390_p0.jpg?v=1763702615","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170120390","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}