Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story Of American Submarine Espionage
Mar 2008 · Sold by PublicAffairs
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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:
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.
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.
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4.6
78 reviews
Joe Mahonchak
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May 2, 2016
Difficult to read and follow. The stories jump around alot. It's entertaining, but I couldn't get comfortable enough with the writing style to finish the read.
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Blake H
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November 20, 2017
The writing style is very much low barrier American, and can be repetitive. But the content is interesting and the historical timeline is expository and enjoyable. Good.
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Lynay Erickson
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October 12, 2015
Submarine Espionage. Very well written. I could feel the terror in the men on their missions, and on the doomed submarines.
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About the author
Sherry Sontag is a former staff writer for the National Law Journal and has written for the New York Times.
Christopher Drew is a special projects editor at the New York Times and has won numerous awards for his investigative reporting.
Annette Lawrence Drew, the book's researcher, has a PhD from Princeton.
Christopher Drew is a special projects editor at the New York Times and has won numerous awards for his investigative reporting.
Annette Lawrence Drew, the book's researcher, has a PhD from Princeton.
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