Red Star Rogue : The Untold Story of a Soviet Sumbarines Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U. S.

English

ISBN: 1416527338

EAN: 9781416527336

Category: Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / History/History / Modern / 20th Century/History / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union/

Publisher: Pocket Star

Release Date: 09/20/2006

Synopsis: March 7, 1968: Several hundred miles northwest of Hawaii, the nuclear-armed K-129 surfaces and then sinks; all of its crewmen and officers perish at sea. Who was commanding the rogue Russian sub? What was its target? How did it infiltrate American waters undetected? Navy veteran Kenneth Sewell, drawing from newly declassified documents and extensive confidential interviews, exposes the stunning truth behind an operation calculated to provoke war between the U.S. and China -- a nightmare scenario averted by only seconds. In full, authoritative detail,Red Star Rogueilluminates this history-shaping event -- and rings with chilling relevance in light of todays terrorist threat.

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Red Star Rogue : The Untold Story of a Soviet Sumbarines Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U. S.

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.1 inches

Width: 4.19 inches

Length: 6.75 inches

Weight: 8.29 oz

Pages: 480