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Stalin's Silver: The Sinking of the USS John Barry
Stalin's Silver The Sinking of the USS John Barry
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August 28, 1944, off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea: three torpedoes fired by German submariners aboard U-859 sink an American merchant ship, the USS John Barry. The 7200-ton surface vessel carries Saudi silver riyals worth $80 million, and another $300 million in silver bullion. When the torpedoes strike, they tear the John Bar... more » 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, Shiek Ahmed al Aulaqi acquired salvage rights and enlisted the help of the French International Maritime Institute and Jean Roux. Roux 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, Beasant resolves a 50-year-old mystery: where was the merchant ship taking its precious cargo? Stalin's Silver is as much a sensational account of politics and intrigue between governments during World War II as it is the story of the world's most valuable and mysterious sunken treasure, and the men who recovered it.
Author:
August 28, 1944, off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea: three torpedoes fired by German submariners aboard U-859 sink an American merchant ship, the USS John Barry. The 7200-ton surface vessel carries Saudi silver riyals worth $80 million, and another $300 million in silver bullion. When the torpedoes strike, they tear the John Bar... more » 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, Shiek Ahmed al Aulaqi acquired salvage rights and enlisted the help of the French International Maritime Institute and Jean Roux. Roux 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, Beasant resolves a 50-year-old mystery: where was the merchant ship taking its precious cargo? Stalin's Silver is as much a sensational account of politics and intrigue between governments during World War II as it is the story of the world's most valuable and mysterious sunken treasure, and the men who recovered it.
ISBN-13: 9780312205904
ISBN-10: 0312205902
Publication Date: 5/1999
Pages: 216
Rating: 3
ISBN-10: 0312205902
Publication Date: 5/1999
Pages: 216
Rating: 3
4 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: St Martins Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review
Genres:
- History >> Military >> Naval
- History >> Military >> World War II >> General
- History >> Military >> World War II >> Naval
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Archaeology
