{"product_id":"exploding-cigars-and-psychic-spies-marc-hartzman-9781683694663","title":"Exploding Cigars and Psychic Spies: A Curious History of the Government's Strangest and Most Secretive Projects","description":"\u003cb\u003eA darkly funny, fully documented history of America's most bizarre declassified covert operations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom inflatable tanks to weaponized goat dung and beyond, this hidden history for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Men Who Stare at Goats\u003c\/i\u003e takes you on a wild ride through stranger-than-fiction stories of declassified US government and military programs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBooby-trapped seashells. Exploding pancake mix. Pigeon-guided missiles. These aren't fictional cartoon antics, but rather real top-secret projects commissioned by the US government and military--and that's just the tip of the iceberg. The most shocking, bizarre, and obscure secret programs in American history are compiled into an eye-popping compendium for the first time, including: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMilitary-grade stink spray: \u003c\/b\u003e This stink spray was no gag, and was developed by the OSS for civilians to use against occupying Nazis during World War II.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProject Acoustic Kitty: \u003c\/b\u003e The CIA wired a cat to spy on Soviet adversaries--then discovered cats don't take orders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNuking the moon: \u003c\/b\u003e Project A119 was an early space race plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the lunar surface as a show of American superiority over the Soviets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMKUltra Subproject 4: \u003c\/b\u003eAs part of its mind control research, the CIA enlisted a famous magician to teach agents sleight-of-hand techniques to poison targets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFacial hair assassination: \u003c\/b\u003e The OSS and the CIA targeted both Adolph Hitler's mustache and Fidel Castro's beard in the hopes that eliminating their iconic facial hair would embarrass and humiliate the leaders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eExploding Cigars and Psychic Spies\u003c\/i\u003e will shock, infuriate, and entertain you with the often unbelievable antics of the FBI, CIA, and US military, revealing the dark side of operating in secrecy--and the human cost in the quest for national security.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Hartzman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 168369466X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683694663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quirk Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Marc Hartzman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49002103439615,"sku":"9781683694663","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/exploding-cigars-and-psychic-spies-marc-hartzman-9781683694663","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}