KAL 007 : the cover-up / David E. Pearson.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York ; Sydney : Summit Books, 1987.Description: 462 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0671557165 (hc)

DDC classification:

363.12465 20

Subject: On August 31, 1983, the Soviet Union shocked the world by shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 over the icy waters of the Sea of Japan, killing all 269 on board, including a United States congressman. Taking the lead in condemning the shootdown as wanton murder, the Reagan administration asserted that KAL 007 was a civilian airliner on a routine flight and had innocently strayed into Soviet airspace. The Soviet Union countercharged that KAL was on a spy mission, that the overflight had been intentional - one of many in recent years - and that the Korean pilot had ignored repeated warnings, leaving the Soviets no alternative but force. This book presents important new evidence that challenges both the government version and the accident theory of a number of writers

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.12465 KAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005742491

Browsing Australian Emergency Management Library shelves, Collection: BOOK Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous		No cover image available No cover image available				No cover image available No cover image available	No cover image available No cover image available	Next
Previous	363.12465 DEA The death of Air India flight 182 /	363.12465 GRO Air disaster response planning - lessons for the future.	363.12465 JOB Disaster in the Dandenongs : the Kyeema airliner tragedy /	363.12465 KAL KAL 007 : the cover-up /	363.12465 KIN Report on the accident to Boeing 737-236 series 1, G-BGJL at Manchester International Airport on 22 August 1985.	363.12465 MAH The Mount Erebus royal commission - some lessons about investigation and interpretation of evidence.	363.12465 REP Aircraft accident BD 092 M1 motorway East Midlands Airport, Sunday 8th January 1989.	Next

Cover subtitle: Why the true story has never been told

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 442-447.

On August 31, 1983, the Soviet Union shocked the world by shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 over the icy waters of the Sea of Japan, killing all 269 on board, including a United States congressman. Taking the lead in condemning the shootdown as wanton murder, the Reagan administration asserted that KAL 007 was a civilian airliner on a routine flight and had innocently strayed into Soviet airspace. The Soviet Union countercharged that KAL was on a spy mission, that the overflight had been intentional - one of many in recent years - and that the Korean pilot had ignored repeated warnings, leaving the Soviets no alternative but force. This book presents important new evidence that challenges both the government version and the accident theory of a number of writers

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.