Nuking the moon : and other intelligence schemes and military plots left on the drawing board /
In Nuking the Moon, intelligence historian Vince Houghton proves that abandoned plans can be just as illuminating, and every bit as entertaining, as the ones that made it. Vividly capturing the fascinating stories of how twenty-one plans from World War II and the Cold War went from conception, plann...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Books,
[2019]
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| Summary: | In Nuking the Moon, intelligence historian Vince Houghton proves that abandoned plans can be just as illuminating, and every bit as entertaining, as the ones that made it. Vividly capturing the fascinating stories of how twenty-one plans from World War II and the Cold War went from conception, planning and testing to cancellation, Houghton explores what happens when innovation meets desperation. For every plan as good as D-Day, there's a scheme to strap bombs to bats or dig a spy tunnel underneath the Soviet embassy. Along the way, he reveals what each one tells us about twentieth-century history, the art of spycraft, military strategy and famous figures like JFK, Castro and Churchill. By turns terrifying and hilarious, but always riveting, this is the unique story of history left on the drawing board. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 302 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780525505174 0525505172 |