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Stalin's Silver : The Sinking of the U. S. S. John Barry by John Beasant (2000,
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- 9780312267810
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312267819
ISBN-13
9780312267810
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1770882
Product Key Features
Book Title
Stalin's Silver : the Sinking of the U. S. S. John Barry
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Ships & Shipbuilding / History
Publication Year
2000
Features
Revised
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
940.545
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
August 28, 1944, off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea: three torpedoes fired by German submariners aboard U-859 ram an American merchant ship, the USS John Barry. The 7200-ton surface vessel caries Saudi silver riyals worth $80 million, and another $300 million in silver bullion. When the torpedoes strike, they tear the John Barry into two pieces, delivering the ship and her treasure to a watery grave 8500 feet below sea level. For forty-five years the wreck lay inaccessible on the ocean floor. But in 1989, Skeikh Ahmed Farid al Aulaqi acquired salvage rights and enlisted the help of the French International Maritime Institute and Jean Roux. Roux had led an expedition recovering artifacts from the Titanic; now he and his team would develop the technology and the technique to permit an operation of deep-sea recovery never before deemed possible. In Stalin's Silver , John Beasant recreates the USS John Barry's fateful voyage and death-defying salvage. With help from the mission's survivors, Deasant resolves a fifty-year-old mystery: Where was the merchant ship taking its precious cargo? Stalin's Silver is an exceptional account of politics and intrigue during the Second World War. It is also the story of the world's most valuable and mysterious sunken treasure, and the men who recovered it., August 28, 1944, off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea: three torpedoes fired by German submariners aboard U-859 ram an American merchant ship, the USS John Barry. The 7200-ton surface vessel caries Saudi silver riyals worth $80 million, and another $300 million in silver bullion. When the torpedoes strike, they tear the John Barry into two pieces, delivering the ship and her treasure to a watery grave 8500 feet below sea level. For forty-five years the wreck lay inaccessible on the ocean floor. But in 1989, Skeikh Ahmed Farid al Aulaqi acquired salvage rights and enlisted the help of the French International Maritime Institute and Jean Roux. Roux had led an expedition recovering artifacts from the Titanic; now he and his team would develop the technology and the technique to permit an operation of deep-sea recovery never before deemed possible. InStalin's Silver, John Beasant recreates the USS John Barry's fateful voyage and death-defying salvage. With help from the mission's survivors, Deasant resolves a fifty-year-old mystery: Where was the merchant ship taking its precious cargo?Stalin's Silveris an exceptional account of politics and intrigue during the Second World War. It is also the story of the world's most valuable and mysterious sunken treasure, and the men who recovered it.
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- 9***_ (276)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseLike everyone else, I was very satisfied with the purchase. The books were in very good condition, even the book described as the worst of the lot was in good condition! Packing was excellent, shipping was quick. An excellent seller.
- p***. (133)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipping was fast. Packaging excellent. Item was exactly as described. Very good value. Highly recommended for future orders.