K-19 the widowmaker : the secret story of the Soviet nuclear submarine
The Soviet nuclear submarine K-19 was the pride of the Soviet Navy, but on July 4, 1961, during its maiden voyage to the North Atlantic for war games, it suddenly and unexpectedly developed a serious leak in one of the reactors. In a race against time, the officers and crew worked desperately and br...
Main Author: | Huchthausen, Peter A., 1939- |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic Books,
c2002.
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