Informationen zum Autor Sherry Sontag is a former staff writer for the National Law Journal and has written for the New York Times.Christopher Drew was a special projects editor at the New York Times and has held an endowed chair in journalism at Louisiana State University since 2017.Annette Lawrence Drew, the book's researcher, has a PhD from Princeton. Klappentext A New York Times bestseller The secret history of America's submarine warfare is revealed for the first time in this "vividly told, impressively documented," (The New York Times) and fast-paced chronicle of adventure and intrigue during the Cold War For decades, only a select and powerful few knew the truth about the submarines that silently roamed the ocean in danger and in stealth, seeking information and advantage. Based on six years of groundbreaking investigation into the silent service, Blind Man's Bluff uncovers an epic story of adventure, courage, victory, and disaster beneath the surface. With an unforgettable array of characters from the Cold War to the twenty-first century, Sontag and Drew recount scenes of secrecy from Washington, DC, to the depths of the sea. A magnificent achievement in investigative reporting, Blind Man's Bluff reads like a spy thriller with one important difference: everything is true. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Brilliant. ... Full of hair-raising stories of men in peril under the sea." -Wall Street Journal Zusammenfassung A New York Times bestseller The secret history of America's submarine warfare is revealed for the first time in this "vividly told, impressively documented," ( The New York Times ) and fast-paced chronicle of adventure and intrigue during the Cold War. For decades, only a select and powerful few knew the truth about the submarines that silently roamed the ocean in danger and in stealth, seeking information and advantage. Based on six years of groundbreaking investigation into the silent service, Blind Man's Bluff uncovers an epic story of adventure, courage, victory, and disaster beneath the surface. With an unforgettable array of characters from the Cold War to the twenty-first century, Sontag and Drew recount scenes of secrecy from Washington, DC, to the depths of the sea. A magnificent achievement in investigative reporting, Blind Man's Bluff reads like a spy thriller with one important difference: everything is true. ...

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Brilliant. ... Full of hair-raising stories of men in peril under the sea." -Wall Street Journal

Autorentext

Sherry Sontag is a former staff writer for the National Law Journal and has written for the New York Times.

Christopher Drew was a special projects editor at the New York Times and has held an endowed chair in journalism at Louisiana State University since 2017.

Annette Lawrence Drew, the book's researcher, has a PhD from Princeton.

Klappentext

A New York Times bestseller
 
The secret history of America's submarine warfare is revealed for the first time in this "vividly told, impressively documented," (The New York Times) and fast-paced chronicle of adventure and intrigue during the Cold War

For decades, only a select and powerful few knew the truth about the submarines that silently roamed the ocean in danger and in stealth, seeking information and advantage. Based on six years of groundbreaking investigation into the “silent service,” Blind Man’s Bluff uncovers an epic story of adventure, courage, victory, and disaster beneath the surface. With an unforgettable array of characters from the Cold War to the twenty-first century, Sontag and Drew recount scenes of secrecy from Washington, DC, to the depths of the sea. A magnificent achievement in investigative reporting, Blind Man’s Bluff reads like a spy thriller with one important difference: everything is true.

Zusammenfassung
A New York Times bestseller
 
The secret history of America's submarine warfare is revealed for the first time in this "vividly told, impressively documented," (The New York Times) and fast-paced chronicle of adventure and intrigue during the Cold War.

For decades, only a select and powerful few knew the truth about the submarines that silently roamed the ocean in danger and in stealth, seeking information and advantage. Based on six years of groundbreaking investigation into the “silent service,” Blind Man’s Bluff uncovers an epic story of adventure, courage, victory, and disaster beneath the surface. With an unforgettable array of characters from the Cold War to the twenty-first century, Sontag and Drew recount scenes of secrecy from Washington, DC, to the depths of the sea. A magnificent achievement in investigative reporting, Blind Man’s Bluff reads like a spy thriller with one important difference: everything is true.