Josh Dean is a correspondent for Outside; a regular contributor to many national magazines, including GQ, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fast Company, and Popular Science; and the author of Show Dog and The Life and Times of the Stopwatch Gang.
Praise for The Taking of K-129
“An absorbing, suspenseful chronicle of a remarkable Cold War
episode.”—The Wall Street Journal
“It’s a complicated affair, but Dean relates it simply and
completely. From undersea searches to maritime architecture to spy
agency intrigue, the author excels at making complex operations
understandable to the layman… The Taking of K-129 is a
worthwhile addition to the shelves of military history buffs,
nautical enthusiasts and anyone who enjoys a well-told
story.”—USA Today
“One of the most astonishing covert operations in U.S. history is
detailed by author Josh Dean in his new book The Taking of K-129...
a spy story on steroids.”—New York Daily News
“The incredible true story of how the CIA—with help from Howard
Hughes—stole a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine during the Cold
War.”—People
“Josh Dean takes readers on a fascinating—and optimistic—journey
through this strange saga.”—VICE.com
“The stellar research Dean uses to tell this captivating tale
includes declassified primary documents, personal journals, and
autobiographies...Recommended for fans of naval history, marine
engineering, ocean mining, and spy stories.”—Library Journal
“Outside magazine correspondent Dean ably resurrects the forgotten
Cold War drama of Project Azorian...A well-researched, mostly
engrossing geopolitical narrative of American ingenuity in the face
of Russian threats.”—Kirkus Reviews
“In a lively, you-are-there pace...Dean delivers an engaging
rendition of the high-profile espionage effort.”—Booklist
“An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the
height of the Cold War when the CIA, the US Navy, and America's
most eccentric spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to
steal the nuclear-armed Soviet submarine K-129...”—The
Intelligencer
“Josh Dean has a gift for unearthing remarkable stories lost to
history, and in The Taking of K-129 he has uncovered perhaps the
most remarkable one of all—a story replete with spies and
engineering marvels and a secret drama unfolding thousands of feet
beneath the sea. Brilliantly researched and beautifully written,
this is a book you can't put down.”—David Grann, New York Times
bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon
“From the depths of the Pacific and the depths of CIA covert
operations comes an absorbing tale of daring engineers and shadowy
espionage. A terrific read.”—David E. Hoffman, New York Times
bestselling author of The Billion Dollar Spy
“An engrossing account of shadowy intrigue, precision engineering
and ultra-deception, The Taking of K-129 is a high-stakes
espionage drama of operational boldness married with technical
brilliance.”—Robert Wallace, author of Spycraft: The Secret
History of the CIA's Spytechs from Communism to al-Qaeda
“A riveting account of the American intelligence community.
Told in fascinating detail, The Taking of K-129 is
nonfiction at its best because with every page I had to remind
myself this actually happened.”—Kevin Maurer, co-author of the #1
New York Times bestseller No Easy Day
“As a former submariner and navy diver, I give Josh Dean an A+ for
The Taking of K-129. This non-fiction account of one of the most
dangerous and daring missions of the Cold War is well-researched
and reads like a Tom Clancy thriller.”—W. Craig Reed, New York
Times bestselling author of Red November
"If you’ve been hungry for a submarine tale in the league of The
Hunt For Red October, but subscribe to the belief that the truth is
stranger than fiction, you’ll devour The Taking of K-129,
an epic befitting the top shelf of espionage and military
reads. Prepare for impact—you won’t be able to put this one
down.”—Eric Blehm, New York Times best-selling author of Fearless
and The Only Thing Worth Dying For
“A fast-moving account of Project Azorian, CIA’s covert operation
to recover a sunken Soviet nuclear ballistic missile submarine from
over three miles under the Pacific Ocean that was conducted in
absolute secrecy - all under the watchful eyes of the Soviet
Navy. With the driving pace of a thriller, Dean’s lively and
detailed narrative draws on eye witness accounts and the latest
materials released by the CIA itself. Fascinating.”—Peter
Earnest, Founding Executive Director of the International Spy
Museum and former Senior CIA Officer
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