Download or read book The Trial of the U2 written by Francis Gary Powers and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1960, this is the only authorized account of the trial of Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 pilot shot down by the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. The court proceedings were held before the Military Division of the Supreme Court of the U.S.S.R. in Moscow, Russia and commenced on August 17, 1960 and concluded on August 19, 1960. Includes introductory comments written by internationally renowned authority on Soviet law, Professor Harold J. Berman, and richly illustrated throughout with exclusive courtroom photos. An exclusive ringside seat at one of the most dramatic trials in modern times!