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1 online resource (6 min.) |
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Main event ; 18 |
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World history in video.
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| Summary |
On May 1st, 1960, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and the pilot Francis Gary Powers was captured. It was the year's main event. Powers was extensively interrogated and convicted of espionage against the Soviet Union. Sentenced to 10 years, he was exchanged for a Soviet spy just two years later on Berlin's famous Bridge of Spies |
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Previously released on DVD |
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Title from resource description page (viewed Sept. 1, 2011) |
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English |
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
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Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971
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Powers, Francis Gary, 1929-1977.
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. fast (OCoLC)fst00037714 |
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Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971. fast (OCoLC)fst00050622 |
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Powers, Francis Gary, 1929-1977. fast (OCoLC)fst00458207 |
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U-2 Incident, 1960.
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Diplomatic relations.
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125763
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140115
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Soviet Union.
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United States.
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Documentary
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
World Wide Entertainment (Firm), production company.
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