"Mayday: Eisenhower, Khrushchev, and the U-2 Affair" by Michael R. Beschloss, published by Harper and Row, 1986. Stated "First Edition," First Printing with digits '1' and '86' present in the digit line; illustrated with photographs.

When Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, flying a spyplane, he and his incriminating equipment survived, thus causing one of the pivotal episodes of the Cold War.

Original dust jacket, hard boards, original publisher's dark blue cloth with metallic silvery lettering on spine; the endpapers are maps; xvi + 494 pages including list of illustrations, appendix, acknowledgements, historiographical endnotes, general sources, and index + insert with 24 pages of monochrome photographs; near fine condition.

This book is a detailed account of the U-2 program, the U-2 disaster over Russia, Eisenhower and Khruschev; also a historical account of what was going on at that time. "The U-2 affair, its origins and its impact on our relations with the Soviets have remained largely a mystery for a quarter of a century. Now Mayday brings us the first full behind-the-scenes account in a story of intrigue and deceit, exultation and disaster."

Published in 1986, this remarkable book helped establish its author, Michael Beschloss, as one of the most reliable and respected cold war historians writing and researching in the field.

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