The taking of K-129 how the CIA used Howard Hughes to steal a Russian sub in the most daring covert operation in history
(2017)
By:
Dean, Josh
Nonfiction
Large Type
Call Numbers:
LARGE TYPE/910.91649/DEAN,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
[New York] : Random House Large Print, [2017]
DESCRIPTION
694 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780525501534, 0525501533
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from web page
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