Friday, May 12, 2017

Post 4: Works Cited

History.com Spy Swap This source talked  about what happened in the trade. Rudolf Abel was traded for Frances “Gary” Powers over the Glienicker Bridge. At the same time, student Frederic Pryor was released at another checkpoint. This source helped me get an opinion on the accuracy of the movie.

Interview with Russian spy master- This source as an interview with a Russian spy master, Boris Aleksandrovich Solomatin. He talked about John Walker Jr. a spy against the US.


History.comBerlin Wall - This source talked about the building and the history of the Berlin wall, to help give me background on what was happening.

Hollywood Reporter- Bridge of Spies- This source talks about the making of the film and why Spielberg wanted to make it. It talks about the childhood connection Spielberg had to it, because he grew up in the Cold War

Caroll Daily Times - Reds Exchange U2 Pilot for Top Spy (February 10, 1962) - This is a news paper article from 1962 informing the public about the swap of the spies, Rudolf Abel for Powers and Pryor, because it was a secret mission.

History.com video- This is a video/ recording of Gary Powers confessing to his counts of espionage in Moscow, after being captured by the Russians.

The Daily News (Pennsylvania February 12, 1962)- This is a newspaper article from 1962 talking about Gary Powers coming back to the US after being traded for Abel. It talks about the controversy of whether or not Powers exposed any secrets to the Soviet Union.

US Air Force Museum- This is a picture of a U2 plane being flown in the late 1950's. There was new technology allowing these planes to reach a record height of 70,000 feet.

Eisenhower Archives- This is a note sent from the American Embassy at Moscow to the Foreign Affairs department in Moscow, asking them for facts on what happened to Gary Power's plane. At that point they didn't know is Powers was alive or not.

Eisenhower Archives- This is the note back to the American Embassy, letting them know that Powers was alive, but was being held captive by the Russians for espionage.

Youtube.com Bert the Turtle- This is a video shown to schools in the 1950's and 1960's, warning them about atomic bombs and what to do if they were targeted.

 FBI.gov-Hollow Nickel- This is an article about a piece of spy equipment used in the Cold War and by Rudolf Abel: Hollow Nickels.

The Kitchen- This source gave me foods from the 1960's to put on my menu.

Popsugar- This source gave me foods from the 1960's to put on my menu.

People.com- This source was an interview with James Donovan's daughter, talking about how excited she was for the movie. I used this for my list of people.

Biography.com- Chapman Pincher- This source gave me a person to invite. It talked about the background of a famous journalist at the time of the Cold War.

The Guardian.com Movie Review- This source was a movie review of the historical accuracy of Bridge of Spies. Overall they said it was accurate, the timing was just too fast.

Propublica- Movie Review- This source was a movie review on the historical accuracy of the film. The source said the film was very accurate, but just had some dramatic scenes.

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