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 Rising TideThe Untold Story Of The Russian Submarines That Fought The Cold Warby Gary E. Weir, Walter J. Boyne Oct 15, 2003
DescriptionFor devotees of the submarine espionage stories in Blind Man's Bluff, Rising Tide tells the Soviet/Russian side of the most secretive operations of the Cold War. For the first time, seven Soviet admirals, along with leading naval historian Dr. Gary Weir, reveal the successful spying missions, the technological breakthroughs, the confrontations with U.S. forces, and the undersea disasters that killed many hundreds of sailors. With decades of experience on submarines or commanding submarine fleets, these seven senior admirals, many highly decorated, give us the inside stories. They detail the undersea successes such as the blockade of the U.S. submarine base in Bangor, Washington, and the innovative surveillance techniques they developed to trail the U.S. Sixth fleet in the Mediterranean. They reveal the development of the first nuclear submarines, profiling Dr. Peregudov, the father of the Soviet nuclear submarine and the internecine battles among Soviet bureaucrats that led to the deaths of many Russian sailors. And they give first hand accounts of deadly confrontations, such as the sinking of K-219, off Bermuda and the collision of USS Taurog and the Soviet K-108, including unpublished photos of the incident's aftermath. Rising Tide also reveals the many catastrophes and the occasional heroic rescues, and answers many questions surrounding the sensational loss of the Kursk, the most advanced vessel in the Russian fleet. Covering submarines from the first advanced diesel subs in the 1950s to the Kursk in 2000, with the authority only senior naval officials could deliver, Rising Tide is the complete story of the Soviet side of the gripping, secret life of the submariners in the Cold War. Reviews "I read Rising Tide in one huge gulp: it is a long-overdue record of the disastrous history of the Soviet and Russian submarine force. Weir and Boyne give a superb account as related by those gallant men whose submarines exploded, burned, and sank around them--a full and precise account of the poison legacy of a failed system." "You don't have to be a fan of Tom Clancy novels or military history to be sucked in by this fascinating work, based on first-hand Russian accounts of submarine "warfare" during the Cold War. Full of chilling revelations about this most secret front in the US' 40 year war with the Soviet Union." "This is the kind of information that during the Cold war the United States spent billions trying to get. It is another peek inside the Soviet Navy's mind." "Weir and Boyne have written an important book. More than just collecting these fascinating stories, they give us the background to understand them. These submarine captains were the best the Soviets had, and understanding them though this book, gives us a look into a formerly hidden part of the Cold War." "Drawing on newly available archives and interviews with former Soviet submarine operators, Rising Tide is the first book available to Westerners revealing the secrets of Soviet submariners during the Cold War." "Weir and Boyne offer a fascinating and fluid narrative of the Cold War from the perspective of the navies of Soviet and post-Soviet Russia." Selling TerritoryWorld |
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