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Author:

Dean, Josh, author.

Title:

The taking of K-129 : how the CIA used Howard Hughes to steal a Russian sub in the most daring covert operation in history / Josh Dean.

Edition:

First Large Print Edition.

Publisher:

Random House Large Print,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

694 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

K-129 (Submarine)
United States.--Central Intelligence Agency--History--20th century.
Soviet Union.--Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot--History.--History.
Jennifer Project.
Submarine disasters--Soviet Union.
Large type books.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War--a mix between The Hunt for Red October and Argo-- about how the CIA, the U.S. Navy, and America's most eccentric mogul spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nuclear-armed Soviet submarine K-129 after it had sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean; all while the Russians were watching.

ISBN:

0525501533
9780525501534

OCLC:

(OCoLC)970680921

Locations:

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)