Howard hughes, the cia, the glomar explorer and the sunken. Project azorian was the cias audacious attempt to recover the wreck of the soviet ballistic missile submarine k129. The cia and the raising of the k129 audiobook or any other file from books category. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Known inaccurately to the general public as project jennifer, azorian was the cias audacious attempt to recover the wreck of the soviet ballistic missile. Feb, 2018 the hmb1 was originally developed as part of project azorian more widely, but erroneously, known as project jennifer, the topsecret effort mounted by the central intelligence agency to. American intelligence located it within weeks of its demise. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read project azorian. Matador was supposed to lift the remaining portion of the k129, however, due to the veil of secrecy covering azorian being lifted, matador was ultimately scrapped. In order to do this the cia had to secretly construct a ship that. Howard hughes secret mission, which involved the cia and a missing soviet submarine off the coast of hawaii apr 25, 2018 nikola budanovic in 1974 a huge announcement was made by the already elderly but still versatile industrial magnate and airplane innovator howard hughes.
Project azorian the cias declassified history of the glomar explorer by matthew aid. K129 the final days, is an upcoming documentary film over the enigma of the sinking of the soviet submarine k129 in march 1968. Central intelligence agency cia project to recover the sunken. The mission to find and recover it would become one of the most complicated and expensive covert. From its loss in march 1968 until the summer of 1974, the soviets were ignorant of the us navys successful mission to locate and photograph the wreck and that the cia was preparing the largest salvage attempt in history. The azorian project was a secret mission of the cia and the u. The raising of the k129 dvd,in 1968 the soviet ballistic missile submarine k129 sank in the central north pacific. Buy project azorian by norman polmar, michael white from waterstones today. The cia and the raising of the k129 kindle edition by polmar, norman c. The raising of the k129, and youll probably want to watch that as a visual companion. The ussr and america never got on, even after the height of their tensions had passed. Imagine standing atop the empire state building with an 8footwide grappling hook on a 1inchdiameter steel rope. Now, for the first time in print, is the official cia history of the event.
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. Project matador started the day after project azorian ended. Sep 15, 2012 the research for the book and the documentary forced the cia to issue a brief report on project azorian in early 2010, with onethird of the document censored. 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. This is a story about a sunken nuclear soviet submarine, and how the cia tried to steal it. The cia and the raising of the k129 reprint by norman polmar, michael white isbn.
The cia and the raising of the k129 polmar, norman, white, michael on. Documentary on the gsf explorer, formerly usns hughes glomar explorer, a deepsea drillship platform initially built for the united states central intelligence agency special activities division. The cia and the raising of the k129 ebook written by norman polmar, michael white. How the cia stole a soviet nuclear submarine youtube. The book is based, in part, on the research for michael white documentary film azorian.
Nov 15, 2012 as a result of the research for the book and the documentary, the cia was forced to issue a report on project azorian in early 2010, even though they tried to withhold all of the details from the public record by redacting onethird of that document. Review this is a must read for all of you that were or wished you were in the exciting, dangerous, previously. 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. The book is based, in part, on the research for michael whites documentary film azorian.
For the first time, the central intelligence agency cia has declassified substantive information on one of its most secret and sensitive schemes, project azorian, the agency codename for its ambitious plan to raise a sunken soviet submarine from the floor of the pacific ocean in order to retrieve its secrets. Despite incredible political, military, and intelligence risks, and after six years of secret preparations, the cia atte. On march 8, 1968, a russian submarine carrying five nuclear warheads vanished in the north pacific. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Project azorian was the codename given to an american attempt during the cold war to raise a sunken soviet submarine. The cold war was as you may very well know, a mysterious time for clandestine missions. The raising of the k129 2010 in 1974, the cia hatches a secret plan to salvage a soviet submarine which sank in the pacific ocean in 1968. Now after much secrecy, this story can be told, by the men who made it happen and with neverbeforeseen footage of the actual salvage attempt, and new evidence of the project s. Project azorian erroneously called jennifer by the press after its top secret security compartment was a u. The research for the book and the documentary forced the cia to issue a brief report on project azorian in early 2010, with onethird of the document censored.
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. The entire salvage operation was recorded by a cia documentary film crew, but this film. Pdf project azorian download full pdf book download. Organizations like the cia, kgb and mi5 influenced behind. In the early 1970s, cia built the hughes glomar explorer to do the impossible. It was only after a freedom of information application in 2010 that the cia released. Project azorian navy general library program downloadable.
Nov 21, 2012 project azorian imagine standing atop the empire state building with an 8footwide grappling hook on a 1inchdiameter steel rope. Nov 15, 2010 this is the true story of the project azorian, the attempt to raise a sunken soviet nuclear ballistic missile submarine from 3 miles beneath the pacific. If youre a naval historyhardware geek, dont mind naval jargon, and already have a decent understanding of project azorian, youll probably want to read this first. The research for the book and the documentary forced the cia to issue a brief report on project azorian in early 2010, with onethird of. The cia and the raising of the k129 by norman polmar, michael white. The raising of the k129 is a documentary film that was released in 2010. The hmb1 was originally developed as part of project azorian more widely, but erroneously, known as project jennifer, the topsecret effort mounted by the central intelligence agency to. Project azorian is a drier, more academic affair, focusing mainly on the naval aspects of the operation, the engineering and functioning of the glomar explorer and capture vehicle, and what may have caused the sinking of the k129. 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 in that brief document from the public record by redacting onethird of it. That, essentially, describes what the cia did in project. It explores new evidence based on information gained from project. Vic august 1st, 2014 i came across this gem of a documentary while browsing titles on netflix.
The research for the book and the documentary forced the cia to issue a report on project azorian in early 2010, with onethird of. Now after much secrecy, this story can be told, by the men who made it happen and with neverbeforeseen footage of the actual salvage. And, i would recommend that potential readers first download and read the. While its home country considered it lost for good, the united states located it later that year and began plans to recover the wreck in a secret operation called project azorian. In 1968, a soviet sub carrying three of the nations stateofart nuclear warheads sank in the northcentral pacific. Nov 21, 2010 project azorian was the cias audacious attempt to recover the wreck of the soviet ballistic missile submarine k129. As a result of the research for the book and the documentary, the cia was forced to issue a report on project. The film follows the attempt to raise a soviet submarine that sunk in the north pacific ocean. Read project azorian the cia and the raising of the k129 by norman c. The hughes glomar explorer was more than just a giant ship it was a giant secret, possibly the biggest and strangest covert operation the cia pulled off during the cold war. The book is based, in part, on the research for michael whites groundbreaking documentary film,azorian. Jan 26, 2019 the ussr and america never got on, even after the height of their tensions had passed. 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.
The cia crafted a secret program to raise the submarine in 1974. Sep 16, 2017 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. Yourube has a few clips of it but not the entire documentary. The cia and the raising of the k129 unabridged by polmar, norman, white, michael, lurie, james isbn.
It is, however, available on amazon instant video for prime members. 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. For the first time, the central intelligence agency cia has declassified substantive information on one of its most secret and sensitive schemes, project azorian, the agency codename for its ambitious plan to raise a sunken soviet submarine from the floor of the pacific ocean in order to retrieve. On top of that, the job has to be done without anyone noticing. Jul 07, 2012 netflix synopsis in 1968, the soviet sub k129 disappeared in the north pacific. The raising of the k129 covers the operation in great detail, and a fascinating story it is. The book is based, in part, on the research for michael whites groundbreaking documentary film azorian. The cia and the raising of the k129 book online at best prices in india on. Nov 30, 2017 discover the unbelievable story of project azorian, the cias cold war effort to steal the k129 nuclear submarine that the soviets had lost. The research for the book and the documentary forced the cia to issue a brief report on project azorian in early 2010, with onethird of the document redacted. This massive effort was one of the longest and most expensive covert operations in cia history.
Project azorian was approved in 1972 by the then us president, richard nixon, and remained secret for over thirty years. The cia built the hughes glomar explorer to do the impossible. The story itself is fantastic, incorporating some amazing marine engineering, intelligence gathering and suspense on the high seas. Discover the unbelievable story of project azorian, the cias cold war effort to steal the k129 nuclear submarine that the soviets had lost. About the author norman polmar is an analyst, consultant, and author specializing in naval, aviation, and science and technology issues. Your task is to lower the hook to the street below, snag a compact car full of gold, and lift the car back to the top of the building. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading project azorian. The ships had a less exciting life since then, and its. They called this mission project azorian, and its details have been an official secret for decades.
The book is based, in part, on the research for michael whites groundbreaking documentary film, azorian. 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. Now after much secrecy, this story can be told, by the men who made it happen and with neverbeforeseen footage of the. Despite incredible political, military, and intelligence risks, and after six years of secret prepar. In 1968 the soviet ballistic missile submarine k129 sank in the central north pacific.
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