Author: BEASANT, JOHN
Title: Stalin's Silver
Description: London, Bloomsbury. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0747523444). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. On 28th August 1944 three torpedoes from the German submarine U-859 sank the American merchant ship USS John Barry in the Arabian Sea off the eastern seaboard of Oman and in it's holds were 3 million Saudi Riyals worth US Dollars 80 million and over US Dollars 300 million in silver bullion. The ship sank to a depth of 8,500 feet and remained there until 1989 when the salvage rights were acquired by Sheikh Ahmed Farid al Aulaqi who engaged the French Maritime Institute and Jean Roux, who led the Titanic team. Colour and black and white photographs and copies of documents and 1 map. NOT EX LIB L. Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: Submarine U-859, Uss John Barry, Arabian Sea, Oman, Sheikh Ahmed Farid Al Aulaqi, French Maritime Institute, Jean Roux 0747523444


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