{"product_id":"the-taking-of-k-129-how-the-cia-used-howard-hughes-to-steal-a-russian-sub-in-the-most-daring-covert-operation-in-history-9781101984451","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","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War--a mix between \u003ci\u003eThe Hunt for Red October\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArgo\u003c\/i\u003e--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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early hours of February 25, 1968, a Russian submarine armed with three nuclear ballistic missiles set sail from its base in Siberia on a routine combat patrol to Hawaii. Then it vanished. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the Soviet Navy searched in vain for the lost vessel, a small, highly classified American operation using sophisticated deep-sea spy equipment found it--wrecked on the sea floor at a depth of 16,800 feet, far beyond the capabilities of any salvage that existed. But the potential intelligence assets onboard the ship--the nuclear warheads, battle orders, and cryptological machines--justified going to extreme lengths to find a way to raise the submarine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo began Project Azorian, a top secret mission that took six years, cost an estimated $800 million, and would become the largest and most daring covert operation in CIA history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the U.S. Navy declared retrieving the sub impossible, the mission fell to the CIA's burgeoning Directorate of Science and Technology, the little-known division responsible for the legendary U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird spy planes. Working with Global Marine Systems, the country's foremost maker of exotic, deep-sea drilling vessels, the CIA commissioned the most expensive ship ever built and told the world that it belonged to the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, who would use the mammoth ship to mine rare minerals from the ocean floor. In reality, a complex network of spies, scientists, and politicians attempted a project even crazier than Hughes's reputation: raising the sub directly under the watchful eyes of the Russians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4350874\"\u003eJosh Dean\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton Caliber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101984451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101984457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036060\"\u003eUnited States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL036000\"\u003eIntelligence \u0026amp; Espionage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS032000\"\u003eRussia \u0026amp; the Former Soviet Union\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Dean\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGQ, Outside, Men's Journal, Rolling Stone, Inc., Fast Company, PopularScience, ESPN the Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and many others. He is a former deputy editor of \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand was one of the founding editors of \u003ci\u003ePLAY, the New York Times Sports Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e The author of the critically acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eShow Dog, \u003c\/i\u003e he lives in Brooklyn with his wife and sons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dutton Caliber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42668629426413,"sku":"9781101984451","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b03addbd-3a22-4078-bdef-88e020085339.jpg?v=1649457669","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-taking-of-k-129-how-the-cia-used-howard-hughes-to-steal-a-russian-sub-in-the-most-daring-covert-operation-in-history-9781101984451","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}