The salvage operation, named project azorian, would be one of the most expensive and deepest secrets of the cold war. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read project azorian. The book is based, in part, on the research for michael whites groundbreaking documentary film, azorian. The cia and the raising of the k129, a book cowritten by naval historian norman polmar and documentary director michael white, about midway through the process, a. An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the cold wara mix between the hunt for red october and argoabout how the cia, the u. When the cia tried to steal a soviet nuclear submarine. In late february, 1968, a russian submarine, holding a battery of three ballistic missiles with enough nuclear material to create an explosion 50 times greater than hiroshima, disappeared in the pacific ocean. States recovered torpedoes with nuclear warheads, operations manuals, code books and coding machines. In 1968 the middle of the cold war the soviet submarine k129 disappeared, taking. The sinking of the soviet submarine k129 and details of. Now after much secrecy, this story can be told, by the men who made it happen and with neverbeforeseen footage of the actual. In february 1968, the soviet submarine k129 was conducting ordinary patrols in the pacific ocean when it vanished. In 1968 the soviet ballistic missile submarine k129 sank in the central north pacific.
Project azorian was approved in 1972 by the then us president, richard nixon, and remained secret for over thirty years. The ussr organized a massive air, sea, and submarine search for the vessel, but. This book reveals the latest information available about the cias herculean attempt to obtain the soviet secrets sunk with the k129. The book is dedicated to the parents, wives, and children of the officers and enlisted men lost in the submarine k129. The taking of k 129 download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The raising of the k129 dvd,in 1968 the soviet ballistic missile submarine k129 sank in the central north pacific. His ship looked like a magnificent mining vessel on the outside, but on the inside it was straight out of a james bond movie. While not a tellall because the subject matter is still fiercely protected, this is a great recap about project azorian, the american sleuthing project that located, documented, and partially recovered the lost soviet strategic ballistic missile submarine designated as k129. Project azorian, also known as jennifer by the press after its own top security compartment, was the code name for a project of the u. The taking of k129 and millions of other books are available for instant. Red star rogue makes the claim that project azorian recovered virtually all of k129 from the ocean floor. The research for the book and the documentary forced the cia to issue a brief report on project azorian in. Central intelligence agency cia project to recover the sunken soviet submarine k129 from the pacific ocean floor in 1974, using.
It was only after a freedom of information application in 2010 that the cia released. Project azorian the cia and the raising of the k129. When in 1968 the soviet submarine k129 sank in the pacific ocean, the americans first decided to photograph and then extract its wreck. While other books were previously published about this topsecret project, not.
Michael white and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Project azorian audiobook by norman polmar, michael. The cia and the raising of the k129 provides indisputable evidence that sinking of k129 and scorpion cant be linked to or blamed on us soviet interaction. Navy managed to pinpoint the exact location of the k129 utilizing underwater sonar technology shortly after the submarine sank how they learned of its sinking in the first. The cia crafted a secret program to raise the submarine in 1974. In early august 1974, 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 k129 from the depths of the north pacific ocean.
The book is based, in part, on the research for michael white documentary film azorian. The authors had access to the glomar explorers logs and to other documents from u. Josh deans new book, the taking of k129, tells the true story of project azorian, a secret cia mission to lift the submarine from a depth of more than 3 miles into a custombuilt ship called the. Now after much secrecy, this story can be told, by the men who made it happen and with neverbeforeseen footage of the. On march 8, 1968, a russian submarine carrying five nuclear warheads vanished in the north pacific. Did mystery russian sub k129 set out to start world war iii. This project was for the 1974 recovery of the sunken soviet submarine k129 from the bottom of the pacific ocean floor. The cia and the raising of k129, by norman polmar and michael white on march 8, 1968, a soviet missile submarine, the project 628golf iiclass k129, suffered a series of internal explosions and sank in the north pacific, with the loss of all hands.
Central intelligence agency cia project to recover the sunken soviet submarine k129 from the pacific ocean floor in 1974, using the purposebuilt ship hughes glomar explorer the 1968 sinking of k129 occurred approximately 1,560 nautical miles 2,890 km northwest of hawaii. The untold story of a soviet submarines nuclear strike attempt on the. Project azorian, the supersecret effort to raise a soviet submarine carrying nuclear missiles, nuclear torpedos, and cryptological data was one of the cold wars most daring and ingenious operations. This audacious effort was carried out under the cover of an undersea mining operation sponsored by eccentric billionaire. The raising of the k129 covers the operation in great detail, and a fascinating story it is. The mission to find and recover it would become one of the most complicated and expensive covert. The book pays a full measure of respect to the 98 men on the k129 crew as well as to the actions and choices of the former enemythe soviet navy and political and intelligence establishment. How the navy snatched a dead russian submarine from the. The authors dismantle the conspiracy theories by proving they are mostly derived from unrelated data, selective interviews or just fabricated. While other books have been published about this secret project, none has.
In addition to designing the recovery ship and its lift. Michael white in early august 1974, despite incredible political, military, and intelligence risks and after six years of secret preparations, the cia attempted to salvage the sunken soviet. This operation, called project azorian, is now referred to by the american intelligence service as one of the two or three most valuable and bold spy operations during the cold war. As a result of the research for the book and the documentary film, the cia reluctantly issued a report on project azorian in early 2010, even though they tried to withhold details that were.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Navy managed to pinpoint the exact location of the k129 utilizing underwater sonar technology shortly after the submarine sank how they learned of its sinking in the first place has likewise not been made public. The cia and the raising of the k129 polmar, norman. The cia and the raising of the k129 from the worlds largest community of readers. Central intelligence agency project to recover the sunken soviet submarine k129 from the pacific ocean floor in 1974, using the purposebuilt ship hughes glomar explorer. The book is based on soviet documents, cia reports and detailed analyses by aboard of experts, as well as scores of interviews with participants in project azorian, including several who were on board the lift ship as well as the soviet spy submarine. Project azoria recovery of the sunken soviet submarine k129. The soviet navy used ships, subs and planes in an enormous search of open ocean, in stormy seas, where the depth ranged up to 18,000 feet. Red star rogue by kenneth sewell makes the claim that project azorian recovered virtually all of k129 from the ocean floor.
Project azorian was the codename given to an american attempt during the cold war to raise a sunken soviet submarine. Project azorian, the 1974 recovery of a sunken soviet submarine resting 16,300 feet below the surface of the north pacific, was a singular success for the cia and the u. Project azorian cost about as much as an apollo mission to the moon, and involved equipment and hardware that to this day remain marvels of innovative marine engineering. A view of a soviet golf ii class k129 ballistic missile submarine. An unexplained event causes a soviet golfii submarine known as the k129 to sink to the bottom of the pacific ocean while enroute to its patrol station off the coast of hawaii. The 1968 sinking of k129 occurred approximately 1,600 miles northwest of hawaii. This publication compromised the operation, at least partially. The story of project azorian began on march 1, 1968, when a soviet golfii submarine, the k129 the cia history refers to the submarine by its pendant number 722, carrying three ssn4 sark nucleararmed ballistic missiles, sailed from the naval base at petropavlovsk on the kamchatka peninsula to take up its peacetime patrol station northeast of hawaii. Navy, and americas most eccentric mogul spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nucleararmed soviet submarine k129 after it had sunk to the bottom of the pacific ocean. The cia and the raising of the k129 ebook written by norman polmar, michael white. As a result of the research for the book and the documentary film, the cia reluctantly issued a report on project azorian in early 2010, even though they tried to withhold details that. Click download or read online button to get the taking of k 129 book now.
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