{"product_id":"stalking-the-red-bear-the-true-story-of-a-us-cold-war-submarines-covert-operations-against-the-soviet-union-9780312605537","title":"Stalking the Red Bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrilling submarine espionage and an inside look at the U.S. Navy's \"silent service\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStalking the Red Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, for the first time ever, describes the action principally from the perspective of a commanding officer of a nuclear submarine during the Cold War -- the one man aboard a sub who makes the critical decisions -- taking readers closer to the Soviet target than any work on submarine espionage has ever done before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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. Few individuals outside the intelligence and submarine communities knew anything about these top-secret missions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCloaking itself in virtual invisibility to avoid detection, the \u003ci\u003eUSS Blackfin \u003c\/i\u003ewent sub vs. sub deep within Soviet-controlled waters north of the Arctic Circle, where the risks were extraordinarily high and anything could happen. Readers will know what it was like to carry out a covert mission aboard a nuke and experience the sights, sounds, and dangers unique to submarining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Sasgen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.9lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312605537","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43046202802313,"sku":"9780312605537","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_170003ed-fd18-465d-bd90-acc9510ff01e.jpg?v=1728971286","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/stalking-the-red-bear-the-true-story-of-a-us-cold-war-submarines-covert-operations-against-the-soviet-union-9780312605537","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}