Stalking the Red Bear The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union

by Sasgen, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780312605537
• ISBN10: 0312605536
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-16
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

This is the untold story of a covert submarine espionage operation against the Soviet Union during the Cold War as experienced by the commanding officer of an active submarine. bw photo insert.

Author Biography

Peter Sasgen, who worked closely with the sub’s commanding officer on this project, is an expert on submarines. He has written both fiction and nonfiction on the subject, including several thrillers and a nonfiction book, Red Scorpion, on World War II submarine warfare. He lives in Florida.    

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Genesis
Prologue	p. 11
A Deadly Game	p. 15
Running the Gauntlet	p. 21
A View from the Inside Out	p. 35
Subatomics: Making Power	p. 53
High Stakes	p. 59
On the Beach	p. 77
To the Top of the World	p. 89
Ice Cream and Blue Noses	p. 99
Counterforce	p. 111
Stealth
Fortress Polyarnyy	p. 123
Stalking Shadows	p. 135
First Blood	p. 145
Eyes and Ears	p. 153
The Coveted Prize	p. 167
Down Under	p. 177
Snoopers	p. 189
Cat and Mouse	p. 199
Fire in the Deep	p. 207
Sneak and Peek	p. 219
Into the Intel Abyss	p. 255
Epilogue	p. 229
	p. 237
	p. 245
	p. 257
Acknowledgments and Sources	p. 269
Glossary	p. 275
Bibliography	p. 283
Index	p. 287
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