Blind Man's Bluff
The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
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George Wilson
About this listen
No espionage missions have been kept more secret than those involving American submarines. Now, Blind Man's Bluff shows for the first time how the navy sent submarines wired with self-destruct charges into the heart of Soviet seas to tap crucial underwater telephone cables. It unveils how the navy's own negligence might have been responsible for the loss of the USS Scorpion, a submarine that disappeared, all hands lost, 30 years ago. It tells the complete story of the audacious attempt to steal a Soviet submarine with the help of eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes and how it was doomed from the start. And it reveals how the navy used the comforting notion of deep-sea rescue vehicles to hide operations that were more James Bond than Jacques Cousteau.
Blind Man's Bluff contains an unforgettable array of characters, including the cowboy sub commander who brazenly outraced torpedoes and couldn't resist sneaking up to within feet of unaware enemy subs. It takes us inside clandestine Washington meetings where top submarine captains briefed presidents and where the espionage war was planned one sub and one dangerous encounter at a time. Stretching from the years immediately after World War II to the operations of the Clinton administration, it is an epic story of daring and deception. A magnificent achievement in investigative reporting, it feels like a spy thriller but with one important difference: Everything in it is true.
©1998 Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew with Annette Lawrence Drew (P)1999 Recorded Books, LLCWhat listeners say about Blind Man's Bluff
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- Brian
- 30-08-2016
Fantastic book
A great book and a very insightful read. Well researched and structured.
Narration style matches the story.
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- Tessa Button
- 24-12-2020
Cold hard submarine history and more!
This book is perfect for the budding historian. I enjoyed that; as much as it was factual, the information was given with a humanistic storytelling style.
The whole time I pondered how would this information really be safe to release. Although, I noticed the story wasn’t about the cold hard information or facts but about the men, their experiences and their personal stories. I feel that the humanistic approach to the facts is what gave these pockets of secret information the most chilling understanding of their reality.
I was surprised to read afterwards that the book was co-authored by a woman. When the eras documented had no female senior leadership or female submariners, the only women represented in this period where the wife’s and partners (as was the norm of the time). I imagine this style of storytelling can be contributed to a woman’s view and care that explained the untold life of these brave men and the intrinsic passions that inspired them to risk everything to serve their country.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Vince in Perth
- 13-09-2020
Great history but hard to listen to
The book contains some fascinating history on the Cold War submarine era But not all books easily transfer to the medium of audio book and I feel this is one. Many parts of the book are very technical (submarine operations, mechanics etc) and whilst I appreciate the need for this level of detail in the book it actually makes for tough listening. So a good story, great history - just a little tough/tedious to listen to as an audio book.
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