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“The authors have assembled a page-turning narrative. An edifying history that, given America’s current global diplomatic stance, is also timely and hopefully instructive to those faced with similarly dire circumstances.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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The authors
eloquently convey the difficulties and tensions involved in the [U-2] flights,
dramatically magnified during the crisis, when miscalculations could instigate
disastrous response by either side....This superbly written, tense, and
sometimes sad account views the Cuban Missile Crisis from an unusual and
telling perspective.
— Booklist, starred
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Unfolds like a spy thriller and serves as an unnerving cautionary tale
in a time of reckless brinksmanship.
— Boston Globe
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A novelistic approach that involves dramatically recreated scenes and interweaving story lines... The focus on two lesser-known figures gives the book an added dimension beyond other Cuban Missile Crisis histories....[Above & Beyond] hums when describing the strategic maneuvering in Washington.... The authors will leave readers with a greater appreciation of the work required to combat the 'miscalculations, incorrect interpretations, and breakdowns in command and control that could lead to war'.
— Publishers Weekly
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Sherman and Tougias
present an absorbing account of heroic U-2 pilots Rudolph Anderson and Charles
Maultsby and their harrowing missions.... Fascinating.
— Library Journal
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The authors have assembled a page-turning narrative. An edifying history
that, given America's current global diplomatic stance, is also timely and
hopefully instructive to those faced with similarly dire circumstances.
— Kirkus Reviews
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A you-are-there
retelling of the Cold War's scariest hours.
— Military Times
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A fast-paced read with exciting recollections of this
tumultuous time guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat....thrilling
and nerve-wracking....Even though you know the outcome, it's still enough to get
the heart pounding and palms sweating as Kennedy ponders and the U-2 pilots
soar into the cross-hairs of history.
— Providence Journal
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Here is the Cuban Missile Crisis as you've never seen it before:
through the eyes of the men who flew over the island at 72,000 feet,
photographing the missiles that confronted Kennedy with the real possibility of
nuclear war. Sherman and Tougias tell their story with pace, riveting new
detail, and tremendous economy of style. To be read at one sitting with a stiff
Scotch at your elbow.
— Giles Whittell, New York Times bestselling author of Bridge ofSpies
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Above and Beyond is a thrilling, inspiring story that would make for relevant reading in any era, but today feels essential. It takes you inside the rooms, inside the cockpits, and sometimes inside the minds of the people confronting the most dangerous moments in human history. A tribute to true patriotism and courage, this bookreminds us that the bravest warriors, the ones who make the biggest differences, are often the ones who never fire a shot.
— Jeffrey E. Stern, coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris
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Intriguing... reassuring and disquieting.
Reminds us of how resilient, inspired and successful American military,
industrial and political leadership could be in the direst days of the Cold
War.
— Wall Street Journal
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Just when you think
the story can't get any better there is a cover-up.
— The Patriot Ledger
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An exciting account of the Cuban Missile Crisis with plenty of detail about the spyplanes and the brave men who flew them...The authors of the best-selling The Finest Hours have worked their magic again with this engaging true-life thriller.
— Aviation History
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Readers get a front
row seat to a dramatic moment in history.
— Cape Cod Times