{"product_id":"the-nord-stream-conspiracy-bojan-pancevski-9781250410436","title":"The Nord Stream Conspiracy: The Inside Story of the Explosions That Shook the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting exposé of the attack on the Nord Stream pipeline\u003c\/b\u003es, \u003cb\u003e the largest act of sabotage in modern history, told through unprecedented access and deep investigative reporting - part \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egeopolitical thriller, part true-crime detective story, part gritty war chronicle. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn September 2022, Scandinavian seismologists detected what seemed to be an undersea earthquake near the Danish Island of Bornholm. Instead, several powerful explosions had destroyed Nord Stream, the $20 billion pipeline system that transported cheap Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. The mysterious blasts shifted global geopolitics, disrupted European economies, and triggered a manhunt that strained relations within the NATO alliance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on years of firsthand reporting, award-winning \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e correspondent Bojan Pancevski presents the definitive, behind-the-scenes account of this audacious operation. He secured exclusive access to the German investigators and their political overseers, as well as the Ukrainian operatives who executed the attack--a team of intelligence officers, military personnel, and civilian divers. The saboteurs, operating on a shoestring budget, used a small, rented yacht with a seven-member crew, and the plot also involved a failed attack on another key Russian pipeline in the Black Sea. Moreover, according to Pancevski's sources, the mission was authorized at the highest levels of Ukraine's leadership: President Volodymyr Zelensky and then commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces, General Valeriy Zaluzhny, at least initially, approved the mission. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nord Stream Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the two leading theories about who was responsible, Russia or the U.S., and explains how these narratives developed, including the popular U.S. theory involving the C.I.A (which knew about the plot) endorsed by prominent political and media figures. This gripping account exposes the human stories and moral complexities behind one of the most remarkable geopolitical mysteries of our time, which redefined modern warfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bojan Pancevski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250410436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250410436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Bojan Pancevski","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47520200392959,"sku":"9781250410436","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13c7b652-18d3-413b-b021-3c8641555655.jpg?v=1762884130","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nord-stream-conspiracy-bojan-pancevski-9781250410436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}