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"Most of the stories in Blind Man's Bluff have never been told publicly," they write, "and none have ever been told in this level of detail." Among their revelations is the most complete accounting to date of the 1968 disappearance of the U.S.S. Scorpion; the story of how the Navy located a live hydrogen bomb lost by the Air Force; and a plot by the CIA and Howard Hughes to steal a Soviet sub. The most interesting chapter reveals how an American sub secretly tapped Soviet communications cables beneath the waves. Blind Man's Bluff is a compelling book about the courage, ingenuity, and patriotism of America's underwater spies. --John J. Miller
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. __________________________Adventure, ingenuity, courage and disaster beneath the sea- the remarkable reality of Cold War submarine warfareIn Blind Mans Bluff, veteran investigative journalist Sherry Sontag and award-winning New York Times reporter Christopher Drew reveal an extraordinary underwater world. Showing for the first time how the American Navy sent submarines wired with self-destruct charges into the heart of Soviet seas to tap crucial underwater telephone cables, Sontag and Drew unveil new evidence that the Navy's own negligence might have been responsible for the loss of the USS Scorpion, a submarine that disappeared with all hands at the height of the Cold War.They disclose for the first time details of the bitter war between the CIA and the Navy and how it threatened to sabotage one of America's most important undersea missions. They tell the complete story of the audacious attempt to steal a Soviet submarine with the help of eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, and how it was doomed from the start.And Sontag and Drew reveal how the Navy used the comforting notion of deep-sea rescue vehicles to hide operations that were more James Bond than Jacques Cousteau. Stretching from the years immediately after World War II to the post-Cold War new reality of warfare, Blind Mans Bluff reads like a spy thriller, but with one important difference - everything in it is true. This book shows how the American Navy sent submarines wired with self-destruct charges into the heart of Soviet seas to tap underwater telephone cables. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099409984
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Book Description Condition: New. Stretching from the years immediately after World War II to the spy operations of the Clinton administration, the authors present extraordinary revelations about undersea conflict between the US and British submarines and the Soviet fleet in an unseen intelligence war. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPSH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300. 2000. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9780099409984
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Book Description Condition: New. Stretching from the years immediately after World War II to the spy operations of the Clinton administration, the authors present extraordinary revelations about undersea conflict between the US and British submarines and the Soviet fleet in an unseen intelligence war. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPSH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300. 2000. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # 9780099409984
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Veteran investigative journalist Sherry Sontag and award-winning New York Times reporter Christopher Drew finally reveal the exciting, epic story of adventure, ingenuity, courage and disaster beneath the sea. Seller Inventory # B9780099409984