000 00817cam a2200169 4500
020 _a0743230728 (hbk.):
_c16.99 UK
100 1 _aTRUSCOTT Peter
245 0 _aKursk:
_bRussia's lost pride
260 _aLondon:
_bSimon & Schuster,
_c2002
300 _a201p.
520 3 _aOne of the largest class of submarines yet built (NATO classification OscarII) the Russian Federation's Kursk exploded and sank in the Barents sea on 12 August 2000. This book sets out the events, the likely cause, the rescue attempt that came too late, the raising of the wreck, and the political fallout from the disaster. Includes list of related web-sites and recommended readings in Russian and English.
650 _aACCIDENTS
650 _aKURSK
650 _aNUCLEAR SUBMARINES
650 _aRUSSIA
_xSUBMARINES
945 _i0014661
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_sY
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