Kenneth Sewell
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Forty years ago, in May 1968, the submarine USS Scorpion sank under mysterious circumstances, with a loss of ninety-nine lives. The tragedy occurred during the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union and only weeks after the sinking of a Soviet sub near Hawaii. Now, drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews, many with exclusive sources in the naval and intelligence communities, as well as recently declassified United
...Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
One of the great secrets of the Cold War, hidden for decades, is revealed at last. Early in 1968, a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine sank close to American shores. Compelling evidence strongly suggests that the sub, which we now know was a rogue, sank while attempting to fire a nuclear missile. The clandestine, half-billion-dollar U.S. project to recover the sub helped forge new relations with the Soviets—even as it revealed a treacherous plan that,...
