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Project Azorian


Project Azorian
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Author : Norman C Polmar
language : en
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2012-09-15

Project Azorian written by Norman C Polmar and has been published by Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-15 with Political Science categories.


In early August 1974, despite incredible 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. The audacious effort was undertaken with the cover of an undersea mining operation sponsored by eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes. “Azorian”—incorrectly identified as Project Jennifer by the press—was the most ambitious ocean engineering endeavor attempted by man. Following the accidental sinking of a Soviet missile submarine in March 1968, U.S. intelligence agencies were able to determine the precise location and to develop a means of raising the submarine from a depth of 16,400 feet. The remarkable salvage effort of the K-129, which contained nuclear-armed torpedoes and one nuclear tipped missile as well as crypto equipment, was conducted with Soviet naval ships a few hundred yards from the lift ship, the Hughes Glomar Explorer. The book is based, in part, on the research for Michael White’ documentary film Azorian: The Raising of the K-129, released in late 2009. The research for the book and the documentary forced the CIA to issue a brief report on Project Azorian in early 2010, with one-third of the document redacted.



Project Azorian


Project Azorian
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Author : The Central Intelligence Agency
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-02-03

Project Azorian written by The Central Intelligence Agency and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-03 with categories.


""Azorian,"" the code name for a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) project to recover the sunken Soviet submarine K-129 from the Pacific Ocean floor in 1974, using the purpose-built ship Hughes Glomar Explorer.. The 1968 sinking of K-129 occurred approximately 1,560 nautical miles (2,890 km) northwest of Hawaii. Project Azorian was one of the most complex, expensive, and secretive intelligence operations of the Cold War at a cost of about $800 million ($3.9 billion in 2017 dollars). Now, for the first time in print, is the official CIA history of the event. This document, secured by FOIA and heavily redacted but provides a detailed history from the CIA, of Howard Hughes daring plan to recover the sunken K-129.



The Taking Of K 129


The Taking Of K 129
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Author : Josh Dean
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2017-09-05

The Taking Of K 129 written by Josh Dean and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-05 with History categories.


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. In 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. As 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. So 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. After 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. The Taking of K-129 is a riveting, almost unbelievable true-life tale of military history, engineering genius, and high-stakes spy-craft set during the height of the Cold War, when nuclear annihilation was a constant fear, and the opportunity to gain even the slightest advantage over your enemy was worth massive risk.



The Cia S Greatest Covert Operation


The Cia S Greatest Covert Operation
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Author : David H. Sharp
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2012-04-04

The Cia S Greatest Covert Operation written by David H. Sharp and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-04 with History categories.


March 1968: three miles below the stormy surface of the North Pacific, a Soviet submarine lay silent as a tomb-its crew dead, its payload of nuclear missiles, once directed toward strategic targets in Hawaii, inoperable. No longer a real threat, the sub still presented an alluring target and it was not long before the CIA answered its siren call—even at the risk of igniting World War III. Project AZORIAN—the monumentally audacious six-year mission to recover the sub and learn its secrets—has been celebrated within the CIA as its greatest covert operation and hailed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as the twentieth century's greatest marine engineering feat. While previous accounts have offered beguiling glimpses, none have had significant access to CIA personnel or documents. Now David Sharp, the mission's Director of Recovery Systems, draws upon his own recollections and personal records, ship's logs, declassified documents, and conversations with team members to shine a bright light on this remarkable but still little understood enterprise. Sharp reveals how the CIA conceived, organized, and conducted AZORIAN, including recruiting the legendary Howard Hughes to provide the "ocean mining" cover story. He takes readers onto and beneath the high seas to show the problems faced by the crew during the operation, including potential Soviet intervention and tense moments when the recovery ship itself was in danger of breaking up. He also puts a human face on key players like Carl Duckett, the head of the CIA's Science and Technology Directorate; John Parangosky, AZORIAN's program manager; John Graham, designer of the Hughes Glomar Explorer; Curtis Crooke of Global Marine Development, co-creator of the "grunt lift" recovery concept; and Oscar "Ott" Schick, manager of the Lockheed-built capture vehicle and submersible barge. A mammoth undertaking worthy of the most dramatic and spell-binding espionage fiction, Project AZORIAN harnessed American imagination and ingenuity at their highest levels. Featuring dozens of previously classified photos, Sharp's chronicle of that amazing operation plunges readers deep into the darkest shadows of the Cold War to produce the definitive account of an amazing mission.



Red Star Rogue


Red Star Rogue
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Author : Kenneth Sewell
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2006-09-26

Red Star Rogue written by Kenneth Sewell and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-26 with History categories.


"The Hunt for Red October" meets "Blind Man's Bluff" in this chilling, true story of a rogue Soviet submarine that sank while trying to provoke a war between the U.S. and China.



The Cia S Greatest Covert Operation


The Cia S Greatest Covert Operation
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Author : David H. Sharp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012

The Cia S Greatest Covert Operation written by David H. Sharp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Jennifer Project categories.


The only insider's account of Project AZORIAN, a wildly ambitious CIA operation to recover a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine three miles below the ocean's surface during the height of the Cold War.



Cia S Greatest Covert Operation


Cia S Greatest Covert Operation
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Author : David H. Sharp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016

Cia S Greatest Covert Operation written by David H. Sharp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.


March 1968: three miles below the stormy surface of the North Pacific, a Soviet submarine lay silent as a tomb-its crew dead, its payload of nuclear missiles, once directed toward strategic targets in Hawaii, inoperable. No longer a real threat, the sub still presented an alluring target and it was not long before the CIA answered its siren call-even at the risk of igniting World War III. Project AZORIAN-the monumentally audacious six-year mission to recover the sub and learn its secrets-has been celebrated within the CIA as its greatest covert operation and hailed by the American Society of M.



A Matter Of Risk


A Matter Of Risk
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Author : Roy Varner
language : en
Publisher: Random House (NY)
Release Date : 1978

A Matter Of Risk written by Roy Varner and has been published by Random House (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Political Science categories.




Mv Hughes Glomar Explorer


Mv Hughes Glomar Explorer
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Author : Mark H. Glissmeyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-03-20

Mv Hughes Glomar Explorer written by Mark H. Glissmeyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-20 with categories.


In March of 1968 a Soviet submarine was lost with all hands 16,500 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. In 1974 portions of the submarine were brought to the surface using a covert recovery system designed specifically for the mission. The story of the more than six years intervening is the story of Project AZORIAN, that is, the story of the MV Hughes Glomar Explorer. This endeavor ranks at the forefront of imaginative and bold operations. It combines immense size and scope, advancements with technology, complex engineering and testing, and a demanding mission scenario in an unforgiving marine environment. While some aspects of the CIA mission remain Top Secret, recently declassified documents allow this story to be told from its early beginnings with the loss of the submarine, until the final days when the recovery ship sailed on her last voyage. This hardcover version includes 36 figures and charts showing the details of the project including construction, maps, recovery vehicle, submersible, and target location.



Opening The Great Depths


Opening The Great Depths
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Author : Norman C Polmar
language : en
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2021-05-15

Opening The Great Depths written by Norman C Polmar and has been published by Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-15 with History categories.


Developed by French physicist Auguste Piccard and his son Jacques, the bathyscaph Trieste was a scientific marvel that allowed unprecedented scientific, technical, and military feats in the ocean depths. France and the United States both acquired and subsequently developed variants of the original bathyscaph. While both France and the United States employed the bathyscaph as a tool for scientific investigation of the deepest ocean depths, the U.S. Navy developed and employed the Trieste for military missions as well. From its earliest years, participants in the Trieste program realized that they were making history, blazing a trail into previously unexplored and unexploited depths, developing new capabilities and opening a new frontier. Comparisons with developments in space and the space-race between the United States and the Soviet Union often were made concerning the Trieste program and contemporary developments in undersea technologies and capabilities. The Trieste opened the entire oceans to exploration, exploitation, and operations. The bathyscaph was a first-generation system, a "Model-T" that spawned an entirely new industry and encouraged new concepts for deep-ocean naval operations. Advances in deep-sea technologies lacked the "gee-whiz" factor of the concurrent space race, but were highly significant in the development of new technology, new knowledge, and new military capabilities. Opening the Great Depths is the story of the three Trieste deep-ocean vehicles, their officers and enlisted men, and the civilians, often told in their own words, documenting for the first time the earliest years of humanity's probing into Earth's final frontier.