Stalking the Red Bear : The True Story of a U. S. Cold War Submarines Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union

English

ISBN: 0312380232

EAN: 9780312380236

Category: History / Military / General/True Crime / Espionage/History / Modern / 20th Century/History / Military / United States/Nature / Oceans & Seas/Technology & Engineering / Military Science/

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Release Date: 03/31/2009

Synopsis: Thrilling submarine espionage and an inside look at the U.S. Navys silent serviceStalking 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 Warthe one man aboard a sub who makes the critical decisionstaking readers closer to the Soviet target than any work on submarine espionage has ever done before. 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. Few individuals outside the intelligence and submarine communities knew anything about these top-secret missions. Cloaking itself in virtual invisibility to avoid detection, theUSS Blackfinwent sub vs. sub deep within Soviet-controlled waters north of the Arctic Circle, where the risks were extraordinarily high and anything could happen

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Stalking the Red Bear : The True Story of a U. S. Cold War Submarines Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.2 inches

Width: 6.43 inches

Length: 9.54 inches

Weight: 3.53 oz

Pages: 320