{"product_id":"nuking-the-moon-vince-houghton-9780525505174","title":"Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Compulsively readable laugh out loud history.\" --Mary Roach, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGrunt \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Stiff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003ci\u003eOf course, none of these things ever actually happened. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in \u003ci\u003eNuking the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vince Houghton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0525505172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525505174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/14\/2019","brand":"Vince Houghton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43920087122175,"sku":"9780525505174","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f7d8e169-4712-4850-9069-55a5b4197571.jpg?v=1680813530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nuking-the-moon-vince-houghton-9780525505174","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}