Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

by Sontag, Sherry
ISBN: 9781610393584
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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:

  • 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.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Sontag, Sherry
  • ISBN: 9781610393584
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.20 x 1.30
  • Number Of Pages: 448
  • Publication Year: 2016

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  • A great read about the silent service

    Richard S. - 6 months ago

    For decades American submarines would put to sea and return with little commotion. This book provides a detailed look into some of the still-classified operations that these boats would engage in. The officers and crew involved in these operations are still sworn to secrecy, so the authors have left their sources anonymous. This book is able to detail collisions between American and Soviet submarines, operations to tap telephone cables in Soviet territorial waters, and incidents that caused the loss of subs from both sides of the Iron Curtain. If Tom Clancy's books leave you wondering what really did happen, this book is for you.

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