{"product_id":"9781591146681","title":"Project Azorian: The CIA and the Raising of the K-129","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cp\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eHughes Glomar Explorer\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is based, in part, on the research for Michael White' documentary film \u003ci\u003eAzorian: The Raising of the K-129\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naval Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018190602480,"sku":"9781591146681","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781591146681_p0.jpg?v=1763805163","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781591146681","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}