{"product_id":"nuking-the-moon","title":"Nuking the Moon","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eNuking the Moon\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eVince Houghton\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780143133407\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2020\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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\n\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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Nuking the Moon | Vince Houghton | Paperback | 9780143133407 | New | History 1667429","offer_id":50789220942082,"sku":"1667429","price":33.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71QofHFpWmL.jpg?v=1792296555","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/nuking-the-moon","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}