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When released, this book was a revelation: the first peek into Soviet-American "hide-and-seek" among nucular-armed, nucular-powered "Boomer" submarines. Until Tom Clancy, it was Naval Institute Press's biggest seller. And according to a client, an ex diving officer on an Ohio Class, everything written here was top secret--and true.
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Collisions between submarines is not fanciful idea. In 1998 two U.S. nuclear subs collided off Long Island. (http://www.armscontrol.ru/subs/collis...) Blind Man's Bluff, a book I read several years ago, is the non-fictional account of U.S. submarine espionage. Sontag reports several incidents of cold war submarines colliding, one that may have even resulted in the loss of a U.S. sub.
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I read this book some time ago. The date I've entered is only approximate. I do very clearly recall liking the book very much. I would VERY MUCH recommend it to those who enjoy tales of the navy. The fact that this book is non-faction made the circumstances involved even more dramatic than it already was.
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