{"product_id":"nuking-the-moon","title":"Nuking the Moon","description":"\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\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.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67618539012339,"sku":"9780143133407","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/7432\/5312\/files\/imageloader_fb79bbf8-9b6e-4706-8b6c-d6cf5a5f31ab.jpg?v=1790878543","url":"https:\/\/letterpressplay.com\/products\/nuking-the-moon","provider":"Letterpress PLAY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}