Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

Praise for Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

"Packed with

real life adventures that Tom Clancy could only have guessed at. . . . More

than a collection of sea stories. It reveals how submarine operations during

the cold war had a profound impact on strategic decisions made in the Kremlin

and Washington. . . . With Naval agents on their heels . . . Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew have made a successful end run around stacks

of secrecy oaths and the locked lips of the Silent Service to make public some of

the most astounding military operations of the cold war. . . . Lock the doors

and draw the shades, because this book is a well written, highly readable account

of man and machine working together to do the impossible for the highest of

stakes."—Washington Monthly

"Vividly told, impressively

documented, and persuasively argued."—New York Times

"The veterans of the 'Silent

Service' are silent no more."—John Lehman,former secretary of the Navy, WallStreet Journal

"The book is filled with specifics . . . but thankfully not presented in the dry techno-speak of many military histories. This one is very human and easy to read."—Washington Post

"A tale that has the Navy

refusing to comment and retired submariners rejoicing that their story is

finally being told. . . . Espionage missions described in this book are among

the most sensitive and secret intelligence operations of the cold war. Most have

never been described in detail, if at all, and the Navy to this day refuses to

acknowledge them publicly."—Associated Press

"Gripping."—Publishers Weekly

"It's almost impossible to

make up stuff this good."—John Weisman,author of the Rogue Warrior Series

"Excellent history . . .

that reads like a Tom Clancy novel."—Booklist

"Hard-core investigative

reporting at its crispest. . . . The stories are exciting, the personalities border

on the eccentric, and the constant turf battles among various U.S. government

agencies in those often top-secret submarine activities make for intriguing reading."—Library Journal

"Exciting."—Denver Post

"Strong stuff! . . . Highly

recommended. . . . A compelling testimony to the courage and ingenuity of the

submariners and the intelligence wizards and operators who made use of this

weapon during the cold war and up to this day."—Roy Jonkers, AFIO ExecutiveDirector, Weekly Intelligence Notes

"As exciting as early Tom

Clancy novels . . . engrossing. . . . Highly recommended for everyone with an

interest in submarines or intelligence."—Sea Power

"An immensely readable look

at some of the blackest secrets of the cold war, as U.S. and Soviet subs engage

in subterfuge as intriguing as a thriller novel."—Providence Journal-Bulletin

"Impressive . . . The

authors managed to capture the flavor of submarine life, the innovation and ingenuity

of men who have to fix complex equipment when there is no supply line, the

command structure that seems casual to an outsider but which works better in an

undersea environment than the more rigid arrangements on surface or shore

commands."—NewLondon Day (CT)

"The most comprehensive look

at the work of these intrepid sailors . . . A celebration of their ingenuity

and valor."—Baltimore Sun

"The authors write of

top-secret operations to tap underwater Soviet cables, recover a live H-bomb

mistakenly lost on the ocean floor, and steal a Russian sub. Better yet, all of

it is true- and revealed on these pages for the first time."—Investor's Business Daily