Kursk Down · The Shocking True Story of the Sinking of a Russian Nuclear Submarine
- Authors
- Burleson, Clyde
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Tags
- non-fiction , history
- ISBN
- 9780446610728
- Date
- 2002-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.26 MB
- Lang
- en
The true story of the sinking of the Russian nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000. Hailed as "unsinkable, " the "Kursk" was on maneuvers when mysterious explosions rocked the sub, causing it to sink to the bottom of the sea with its 118-man crew. This in-depth look at the disaster reveals previously unreleased information from family members of the deceased as well as from government officials.