Project Azorian : the CIA and the Raising of the K-129.

Despite incredible political, military, and intelligence risks, and after six years of secret preparations, the CIA attempted to salvage the sunken Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-129 from the depths of the North Pacific Ocean in early August 1974. This audacious effort was carried out under th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Polmar, Norman
Other Authors: White, Michael, 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Naval Institute Press, 2010.
Subjects:
K-129 (Submarine)
Glomar Explorer (Ship)
Soviet Union. > Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot > Submarine forces > History.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > History.
Soviet Union. > Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency
Jennifer Project.
Submarine disasters > Soviet Union.
Sous-marins > Accidents > URSS.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
Jennifer Project
Submarine disasters
Submarine forces
Soviet Union
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Perspective; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; ONE: The Bubble; TWO: Sailing on Combat Duty; THREE: Two Submarines; FOUR: A Series of Events; FIVE: Finding the Target Object; SIX: The Plan; SEVEN: Get Ready, Get Set . . .; EIGHT: The Lift; NINE: The Bounty; TEN: Exposure and Revelat ion; ELEVEN: Conspiracies and Causes; TWELVE: Failure and Frustration; APPENDIX A: The Kamchatka Flotilla; APPENDIX B: The crew of the K-129; APPENDIX C: The Submarine K-129; APPENDIX D: The R-21/SS-N-5 Serb Missile; APPENDIX E: The submarine Halibut; APPENDIX F: The lift ship Hughes glomar explorer.

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