- Taschenbuch: 180 Seiten
- Verlag: Texas a & M Univ Pr; Auflage: 1 (Juni 1997)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0890967644
- ISBN-13: 978-0890967645
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23 x 15,5 x 1,3 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 2.2 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (9 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 501.916 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In February 1968, K-129, a Russian Golf class submarine, sank in the Pacific Ocean. Thanks to Sea Spider, a fantastic top-secret system which tracked every Soviet vessel on or under the Pacific Ocean, we knew what had happened to K-129. The Soviets did not.
In February 1968, K-129, a Russian Golf class submarine, sank in the Pacific Ocean. Thanks to Sea Spider, a fantastic top-secret system which tracked every Soviet vessel on or under the Pacific Ocean, we knew what had happened to K-129. The Soviets did not.
K-129 carried the latest Russian nuclear missiles and torpedoes. She was also equipped with their most advanced Ships Internal Navigation System (SINS). All told, if that boat could be salvaged, it would be the intelligence coup of the Cold War.
There was only one problem. She lay on the bottom in 17,500 feet of water. And experts said it could not be done.
The CIA ignored the experts. Using a Howard Hughes seabed mining venture as cover, they hired Global Marine Inc. to raise K-129.
Working under immense time pressure because of a weather window, brave men sacrificed their personal lives to design and build a massive ship, a barge, a claw, and a lift pipe string.
By June 1974, the ship, carrying the claw and lift pipe, was ready for this hazardous mission.
The crew faced unknown dangers.
First, the nuclear warheads, after exposure to immense water pressure, might be unstable and explode during retrieval. Then, in addition to the normal hazards of salvage, they would be alone on the vast ocean. If the Russians discovered their true purpose they would be sunk. And if the weather window closed while lifting K-129's remains, they faced the risk of snapping the pipe string, which would tear their ship in half.
While they risked their lives, Richard Nixon resigned his presidency, the CIA had reason to believe the Russians had penetrated the mission's cover, and the Soviet Union feared a military takeover of the U.S. government, so went on full military alert.
The story elements are factual, dramatic, and fascinating. The characters, including Howard Hughes, Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Richard Helms, William Colby, Leonid Brezhnev, and other key 20th century figures, are the players in the greatest spy story ever told.
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This book is sooooo poorly written, it defies normal standards for authors. It reminds me of the junk i would turn in at the last minute when i was in 9th grade english class, only i would not be proud of it. However, there is an upside to this - one can easily read the entire book in one day.
Burleson, besides (poorly) attempting to cover the actual story at hand, also launches into sheer bravado, taking upon himself the task of documenting the history of the CIA, as well as other off-topic subjects that a novice such as himself would really be better off not trying at all. These tangential topics don't belong in the book, and are better covered elsewhere. It's quite apparent that he has no real writing experience.
There are also more severe problems, including his nasty habit of raw speculation (just because other possibilities have either been ignored or deliberately downplayed). Statements are constantly repeated, it is difficult to follow the timeframe of the book, and logistically passages are out of place relative to one another. There are even spelling and grammar errors throughout the work.
However, the actual story that he is attempting to relay is so fascinating by itself that the book does keep you reading, through no merits of the author. There's the very real problem that there is only one other book out there that covers this epic tale, so if you are interested in reading about the Jennifer Project, this is about all that's out there. My advice - get it out of the library and save yourself ten bucks.
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I have read a number of books in this genre and I rate three of the most important ones in this order: Three stars to "The Jennifer Project", four stars to "A Matter of risk", and 4.5 stars to "Blind Man's Bluff". Blind Man's authors had the distinct advantage of researching and writing their book well after the cold war was over and people were more willing to talk. "Spy Sub" should receive an honorable mention since it deals somewhat with this mission but only if you have read at least one of the other three can you piece together what Spy's author is saying about the overall search. Conclusion: Read at least two if not all books mentioned and certainly read "Blind Man's Bluff" if you want a more complete picture. "The Jennifer Project" is definitely a good read and worth the effort to obtain it.
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This book is a literature search with speculation. The literature referenced is wildly speculative.
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I was there too
I was on the crew of the Glomar Explorer but I also agreed not to dilvulge details. This is a poorly written book but does have some truth in it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 20. März 2000 veröffentlicht
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(to the reviewer below me) : so how do you explain the fact that you personally signed a contract saying you would never even divulge the words "jennifer project" when... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Januar 2000 von loomis simmons
Jennifer Project: I was there
I have immensely enjoyed all the speculation concerning the Russian Golf submarine. I have but one question for the author. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 2. September 1999 veröffentlicht
Error prone
A so-so mix of fact and error. A far, far better book is "Blind Man's Bluff, by Sontag et al. "Bluff" is well-documented and has a number of excellent photographs. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 3. August 1999 veröffentlicht
A nice bit of fiction
I was very disappointed in this book. While many details are known to be true, there are equally many where the author has simply made up something, and presumed to be true if it... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 12. April 1999 veröffentlicht
The greatest deep-sea salvage mission of all time.
The Jeniffer Project tells, documentary-style, of the most difficult deep-sea salvage mission of all time, the CIA's effort to raise a Russian missile submarine that sank 750 miles... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 24. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
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