Exploding Cigars and Psychic Spies: A Curious History of the Government's Strangest and Most Secretive Projects

A darkly funny, fully documented history of America’s most bizarre declassified covert operations.

From nuking the moon to weaponized goat dung and beyond, this hidden history for fans of The Men Who Stare at Goats takes you on a wild ride through stranger-than-fiction stories of declassified US government and military programs.

Booby-trapped seashells. Exploding pancake mix. Pigeon-guided missiles. These aren't fictional Looney Tunes antics, but rather real top-secret projects commissioned b...