Bridge of spies

Bridge of Spies vividly traces the true story of the first and most legendary prisoner exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union on February 10, 1962, at Berlin's Glienicke Bridge and Checkpoint Charlie.

The book focuses on three extraordinary men involved: William Fisher (alias Rudolf Abel), a British-born KGB agent arrested in New York; Francis Gary Powers, a U-2 pilot shot down over the Soviet Union; and American student Frederic Pryor.

Giles Whittell masterfully reconstructs the espionage, brinkmanship, and covert negotiations that defined this critical Cold War moment, providing a gripping narrative that has been praised for its meticulous detail and storytelling.