Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board by Houghton, Vince

Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board

The International Spy Museum's Historian takes us on a wild tour of missions and schemes that almost...
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Author: Vince Houghton
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Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board by Houghton, Vince

Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board

€29,33

Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board

€29,33
Author: Vince Houghton
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The International Spy Museum's Historian takes us on a wild tour of missions and schemes that almost happened, but were ultimately deemed too dangerous, expensive, ahead of their time, or even certifiably insane.

Compulsively readable laugh out loud history. --Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Grunt and Stiff

In 1958, the U.S. Air Force nuked the moon as a show of military force. In 1967, the CIA sent live cats to spy on the Soviet government. In 1942, the British built a torpedo-proof aircraft carrier out of an iceberg. Of course, none of these things ever actually happened.

But 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 WWII 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.

Author: Vince Houghton
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 05/05/2020
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780143133407

About the Author
Vince Houghton is the historian and curator of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. He is also the host and creative director of the Museum's podcast, SpyCast, which reaches a national and international audience of over 2.5 million listeners each year. He is a veteran of the US army and served in the Balkans before receiving his Masters and PhD in Diplomatic and Military History from the University of Maryland. He has appeared on CNN, NBC News, Fox News, NPR and other major outlets as an expert in intelligence history.

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