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Blind Man's Bluff - review

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

ASIN: 006103004X
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
List price: $7.99 USD
Amazon price: $7.99 USD

Description



Very good, readable account of some important US submarine activities during the Cold War.  Espionage is a focus but this book includes amazing tales of trailing Soviet boomers and unravelling the loss of the Scorpion, along with stories on tapping Soviet undersea communications lines and recovering sunken Soviet boats.  It covers the political situation and provides good historical context along the way.

Category: military, cold war submarines

Location: Atlantic, Pacific Oceans, Barents Sea, Sea of Okhotsk 

Heroes: sub crew and officers

Boats:  US attack subs from "GUPPY" to 688(I) w/ mention of Seawolf and Virginia classes

Tech content: Average

Overall: Excellent