Free read õ eBook, PDF or Kindle ePUB ð Vince Houghton

Free read õ eBook, PDF or Kindle ePUB ð Vince Houghton Vince Houghton ð 7 Free read Read Å Nuking the Moon And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board ☆ eBook, PDF or Kindle ePUB Ncent Houghton shows us that what didn't happen is just as illuminating and every bit as engrossing WWII and the Cold War were periods of desperation and innovation a combination that led to brilliant missions and technological advances But for every Argo or Operation Mincemeat there were countless abandoned plans Some are laughable like the US Navy's plan to train pigeons to pilot missiles; some are implausible like the Kennedy administration's plan to build a command center 4000 feet underground; and some are legitimately terrifying like the cornucopia. A whole bunch of really really bad ideas and a few interesting ones that just didn t work out are explored in this book of failures From exploding bats to giant space mirrors to the titular nuking of the Moon Dr Vince Houghton takes us on a guided tour through the drawing boards and frighteningly the test sites of some strange ideas For History and tech buffs this one is a must read But it s also just fun and scary if you want good stories well told Dr Houghton s style is conversational and filled with humor I actually know Vince and the book reads just like he talks which is great because he s an excellent storyteller He doesn t drown you in technobabble He doesn t talk d

Free read õ eBook, PDF or Kindle ePUB ð Vince Houghton Vince Houghton ð 7 Free read Read Å Nuking the Moon And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board ☆ eBook, PDF or Kindle ePUB The International Spy Museum's Historian takes us on a wild tour of missions schemes and weapons that were planned but ultimately deemed too dangerous expensive ahead of their time or even certifiably insaneIn 1958 the US Air Force nuked the moon as a show of military might In 1967 the CIA implanted recording devices in live cats and sent them into Russia as spies In 1942 the British built an aircraft carrier made of ice and sawdust impervious to German torpedoes Of course none of these things ever happenedBut in Nuking the Moon intelligence historian Vi. A bit of interesting information about the CIA and some of their weirder plans It was just an ok read for me Redemption insaneIn 1958 the US Air Force nuked the moon as a show of military might In 1967 the CIA Addison Blakely implanted recording devices The Collective in live cats and sent them King of Kings Ballantyne #6 into Russia as spies In 1942 the British built an aircraft carrier made of Der kleine Vampir ice and sawdust Hearthkeeper impervious to German torpedoes Of course none of these things ever happenedBut 'Tis A Memoir in Nuking the Moon Cookies for Santa intelligence historian Vi. A bit of Snuggle Up Little Penguin A Little Friends Book interesting Cruel to be Kind information about the CIA and some of their weirder plans It was just an ok read for me

Free read õ eBook, PDF or Kindle ePUB ð Vince Houghton

Free read õ eBook, PDF or Kindle ePUB ð Vince Houghton Vince Houghton ð 7 Free read Read Å Nuking the Moon And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board ☆ eBook, PDF or Kindle ePUB Of US plans to justify attacking Cuba Through extensive archival research and expert interviews Vincent Houghton has dug up than thirty of these fascinating abandoned plans and recounts the story behind each one in vivid captivating detail revealing not only what might have happened but also what each one tells us about the history and people around it The first ever book to bring these historical episodes together this wholly original work alternatively terrifying and hilarious but always riveting is the uniue story of history left on the drawing board. What a marvelous dinner guest Mr Houghton must be This book was highly informative written in a witty down to earth manner I received an ARC from a Goodreads giveaway shortly after paying my taxes had to laugh at the follies financed by my sweat blood I actually prefer having my money go toward such lunacy than to our corrupt mayor who is running the city into debt while collecting 200Kyear for a 2 hour consultation from a bank or our useless governor with the voice but not the charisma of Kermit the Frog