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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

by Sherry Sontag

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ISBN13: 9780061030048
ISBN10: 006103004x
Condition: Standard
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Includes a new afterword describing submariners' responses and reactions and a new appendix of all award-winning subs honored for service in Cold War espionage operations.

With 16 pages of black-and-white photos

Review:

"A real-life Hunt For Red October."(-- New York Times)

Review:

"A long overdue, well deserved tribute to those unsung heroes of the U.S. Navy's ?silent service' with whom I was privileged to serve."(-- Lt. Cmdr. Roy H. Boehm, USN (ret.), creator of the U.S. Navy Seal Teams and author of First Seal)

Review:

"With materials combed from newspaper reports, American and Soviet archives, and the testimonies of officers and servicemen that could come forward only with the end of the Cold War, Blind Man's Bluff looks at one of the hottest theaters of that era--the ocean depths, and how submarines have been used by both the navy and the CIA to gather intelligence and launch covert operations . . . " (-- Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

Review:

"Brilliant . . . Full of hair-raising stories of men in peril under the sea."(-- Wall Street Journal)

Synopsis:

Includes a new afterword describing submariners' responses and reactions and a new appendix of all award-winning subs honored for service in Cold War espionage operations.

With 16 pages of black-and-white photos

Synopsis:

Includes a new afterword describing submariners' responses and reactions and a new appendix of all award-winning subs honored for service in Cold War espionage operations.

With 16 pages of black-and-white photos

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [436]-487 and index.

About the Author

Sherry Sontag is an investigative journalist who, before turning to Blind Man's Bluff, was a staff writer for the National Law Journal. While there, she wrote about the Soviet Union, international affairs, and domestic scandals in securities and banking. Prior to that, Sontag wrote for the New York Times. A lifelong resident of New York, she has degrees from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and Barnard College.

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Paul McFarland, July 27, 2007 (view all comments by Paul McFarland)
Throughout the Cold War, the US Navy conducted submarine espionage and intelligence gathering against the USSR. This work traces some of the newly declassified stores of that period. From taping underwater cable traffic to the story of the Glomar Explorer, this is an exciting true story of submarine adventure.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780061030048
Subtitle:
The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
With:
Drew, Annette Lawrence
Author:
Sontag, Sherry
Author:
by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew
Author:
Drew, Annette Lawrence
Author:
Drew, Christopher
Publisher:
HarperTorch
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Military - Naval
Subject:
Military - United States
Subject:
Military - Intelligence/Espionage
Subject:
Espionage
Subject:
Military intelligence
Subject:
Espionage, American
Subject:
Military - General
Subject:
Military intelligence -- United States.
Subject:
United States - Submarine forces
Copyright:
Series Volume:
no. 7]
Publication Date:
October 1999
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
544
Dimensions:
6.68x4.13x1.22 in. .60 lbs.

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