Globemaster down : Soviet espionage and the doomed American attempt to sneak nukes into Europe / Tod Robberson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robberson, Tod, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cold War.

Espionage, Russian.

C-124 (Transport plane)--History--20th century.

C-124 (Transport plane).

Transport planes--Accidents--United States--History.

Transport planes.

Aeronautics, Military--Accidents--United States--History.

Aeronautics, Military.

United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

United States.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

xix, 364 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black & white), maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2026.

Summary:

"1951. The Cold War is heating up. With Soviet troops amassing across Eastern Europe and the arrests of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for spilling nuclear secrets, President Harry Truman assigned General Curtis LeMay the task of installing nuclear forces in Britain. On March 22, a massive C-124 Globemaster cargo plane--possibly carrying a "Fat Man" bomb--was dispatched to Britain with 53 passengers and crew including elite specialists in atomic warfare. Then tragedy struck . . . The Globemaster never reached its destination. After radio communications ceased over the Atlantic, the plane took a sudden turn, flew hundreds of miles, and was ditched. Survivors disappeared before they could be rescued. Was this the work of Soviet saboteurs? Was the mission compromised from the very start? And is a "broken arrow" bomb still lying on the bottom of the ocean? These are just a few of the questions that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tod Robberson attempts to answer in the first-ever in-depth investigation into this yet-unsolved mystery. Drawing from classified archives and personal accounts, Robberson reconstructs LeMay's mission in riveting detail, exploring possible security leaks including a brigadier general whose bigamy may have compromised the top-secret mission. Meticulously researched and brilliantly told, Globemaster Down tells the fascinating story of two global superpowers in a reckless race toward the brink of nuclear disaster. A must-read for fans of military adventure, Cold War intrigue, and world-class espionage."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780806544601

0806544600

OCLC:

1527333985

Publisher Number:

90104338869