{"product_id":"9781610398046","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\u003eOn the day the Cold War reached its 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 two missing U-2 planes. The first belonged to Chuck Maultsby, a former POW and combat pilot who had inadvertently steered into Soviet airspace on a secret mission. The second plane was piloted by Rudy Anderson, who was in the midst of another top-secret mission to find evidence of Soviet missile sites in Cuba. If any of these three men made the wrong move, the Cold War could turn nuclear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbove and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e is the intimate, gripping, firsthand account of the lives of these three war heroes who were brought together during a day that changed history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050778018032,"sku":"9781610398046","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781610398046_p0.jpg?v=1763839499","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781610398046","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}