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The taking of K-129 : how the CIA used Howard Hughes to steal a Russian sub in the most daring covert operation in history Cover Image Book Book

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

Dean, Josh (author.).

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.

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  • ISBN: 9781101984437 (hardcover) :
  • Physical Description: print
    431 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Dutton, [2017]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-420) and index.

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Williams Lake Branch 910.91649 DEA (Text) 33923005903202 Non-fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-04-23
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