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S strategic submarines with their strategic second strike capability, a highly classified investigation referred to as wildcard is put in place by the navy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Excellent book if you want to know more about what subs do. Discover the secret history of americas submarine warfare in this fastpaced and deeply researched chronicle of adventure and intrigue during the cold war that reads like a spy thriller. What makes it even more like a novel are details of everyday submarine life that have nothing to do with the main story sub espionage in cold war days but humanizes the men. As a nuclear missile technician, mt2ss, i have a few cold war stories of my own. Its hard for a good cold war thriller not to be a morality play. An exciting, edgeofyour seat account of us submarine espionage operations from the end of world war ii to the post cold war era. Blind mans bluff is an investigative account of espionage during the cold war and the crucial role played by subs.
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And that discovery led to one of the cold wars most secretive and successful spy operations, which the book recounts in rich detail, going far. Bluff the untold story of american submarine espionage. Operation ivy bells, true story of submarine espionage. In so many cases i wished i were reading a novel and not a history. Jan 2020 this book, published in 1998, is essentially the story of the cold war so. Secrets revealed behind ingallsbuilt submarines cold war. Secretly plucked a soviet submarine from the ocean floor using a giant claw the international spy museum details the audacious plan that involved a reclusive. We live in a world of presumed security and isolated from the events of subterfuge and espionage except for the glamourised and doctored output of the film studios. Mar 04, 2008 this is the untold story of a covert submarine espionage operation against the soviet union during the cold war as experienced by the commanding officer of an active submarine. The untold story of american submarine espionage isbn 006103004x by sherry sontag, christopher drew, and annette lawrence drew, published in 1998 by public affairs press, is a nonfiction book about u. Read this book and realise the alternative world of secretive submarine operations that have been ongoing through the cold war and since. Produced by will lyman and sherry sontag, this unique documentary is the video counterpart to the book blind mans bluff. This is a true story of american submarine espionage during the cold war and as the authors note in silence and stealth, but most importantly in secrecy, attack subs carried out as many as two thousand spy missions as they kept track of soviet submarines. Those who have never heard of clancy need not worry.
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A new book on cold war submarine espionage brings to the surface the exploits of u. It reveals how submarine operations during the cold war had a profound impact on. Only a handful of people outside the royal netherlands navy were aware of these operations, as they were not nato operations. Several operations are described in the book, such as the use of uss. Secrets behind ingallsbuilt submarines cold war spy. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read blind mans bluff. During the cold war, the united states wanted to learn more about soviet submarine and missile technology, specifically icbm test and nuclear first strike capability in the early 1970s the u. Navys silent service stalking the red bear, for the first time ever, describes the action principally from the perspective of a commanding officer of a nuclear submarine during the cold war the one man aboard a sub who makes the critical decisions taking readers closer to the soviet target than any work on submarine. Secrets haunt the stillclassified operation ivy bells, a daring cold war wiretapping operation conducted 400 feet underwater. Blind mans bluff the untold story of american submarine espionage, by sherry sontag and christopher drew with annette lawrence drew read 15 jan 2020 this book, published in 1998, is essentially the story of the cold war so far as submarines were involved therein. The untold story of american submarine espionage ebook written by sherry sontag, christopher drew. A cold war fear akin to the manchurian candidate that no longer seems incredulous. It should be pointed out that the story of submarine espionage is not entirely untold. Toward the end of the cold war, reports from trident boat commanders indicate an unusual amount of encounters with soviet vessels.
Blind mans bluff and millions of other books are available for instant access. The account of american cold war submarine espionage highlights the historical developments by a series of tom clancyesque stories around a particular submarine, incident, or project. Never has this activity been so pronouncedor so high techas in the cold war, and indeed the cold war is the time frame of blind mans bluff, since the book confines its treatment to eastwest confrontations between 1945 and 1989. Several operations are described in the book, such as the use of uss parche to tap soviet undersea communications cables. Blind mans bluff the untold story of american submarine espionage.
Few individuals outside the intelligence and submarine communities knew anything about these topsecret missions. The united states and the soviet union were the main players in the cold war submarine campaign, but were hardly the only entrants. Blind mans bluff is an exciting, epic story of adventure, ingenuity, courage, and disaster beneath the sea. Blind mans bluff history channel documentary youtube. Sep 01, 2017 a history of american submarine espionage during the cold war. The untold story of american submarine espionage by christopher drew and sherry sontag 1998, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Responding to a potential threat to the heretofore undetectable movements of these important u. About submarine espionage and saturation diving in siberia to tap a russian military cable.
A history of american submarine espionage during the cold war. Meticulously researched and with excellent appendices, blind mans bluff reads like a spy novel, divided into chapters that explain either a different incident or operation of cold war submarine surveillance. Mar 30, 2017 secrets haunt the stillclassified operation ivy bells, a daring cold war wiretapping operation conducted 400 feet underwater. The book s scope is astonishing, and the detail amazing. How secret underwater wiretapping helped end the cold war.
A tale of daring american submarine espionage the new york. The untold story of american submarine espionage by christopher drew, annette lawrence drew and sherry sontag 1999, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. This book is a series of long vignettes about submarine spying and operations during the cold war. Produced by will lyman and sherry sontag, this unique documentary is the video counterpart to the book. The account of american coldwar submarine espionage highlights the historical developments by a series of tom clancyesque stories around a particular submarine, incident, or project. Several operations are described in the book, such as the use of uss parche to tap soviet undersea communications cables and uss halibut to do. This is a truly fascinating book about the royal netherlands navy secret submarine intelligence operations during the cold war, from the freezing arctic ocean to shallow waters of the mediterranean sea. That these collections of stories are able to be told are a testament to the authors research and abilities to remove submariners from their oaths of silence.
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