The taking of K-129 : how the CIA used Howard Hughes to steal a Russian sub in the most daring covert operation in history
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
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ISBN:
9781101984437
Physical Description:
431 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
A true story of Cold War espionage and engineering reveals how the CIA and the U.S. Navy, using the involvement of Howard Hughes as a cover story, spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine after it sank in the Pacific Ocean.