Blind man's bluff : the untold story of American submarine espionage

Discover the secret history of America's submarine warfare in this fast-paced and deeply researched chronicle of adventure and intrigue during the Cold War that reads like a spy thriller.Blind Man's Bluff is an exciting, epic story of adventure, ingenuity, courage, and disaster beneath the sea. This New York Times bestseller reveals previously unknown dramas, such as:The mission to send submarines wired with self-destruct charges into the heart of Soviet seas to tap crucial underwater telephone cables.How the Navy's own negligence may have been responsible for the loss of the USS Scorpion, a submarine that disappeared, all hands lost, in 1968.The bitter war between the CIA and the Navy and how it threatened to sabotage one of America's most important undersea missions.The audacious attempt to steal a Soviet submarine with the help of eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, and how it was doomed from the start.A magnificent achievement in investigative reporting, Blind Man's Bluff reads like a spy thriller, but with one important difference-everything in it is true. Chronicles the history of American submarine espionage and discusses how submarines were used to tap underwater telephone cables in Russia, how the Navy might have been able to save the men on the USS Scorpion, and how the fight between the CIA and the Navy almost ruined one of the most important American undersea missions. Abstract: This real-life Hunt for Red October is a story Naval Intelligence doesn't want you to know: the dramatic history of America's highly clandestine, dangerous, and sometimes deadly submarine espionage missions, from the Cold War thorough the Clinton administration. Read more... Content: A Deadly Beginning -- Whiskey A-Go-Go -- Turn to the Deep -- Velvet Fist -- Death of a Submarine -- "The Ballad of Whitey Mack" -- "Here She Comes ..." -- "Oshkosh B'Gosh" -- The $500 Million Sand Castle -- Triumph and Crisis -- The Crown Jewels -- Trust but Verify. Sherry Sontag And Christopher Drew, With Annette Lawrence Drew. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 293-329) And Index.