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Beschreibung
Packed with the technological details and insights into military strategy that fans of Tom Clancy relish, The Silent War is a riveting look at the darkest days of the Cold War. It reveals, in gripping detail, the espionage, innovative high technology, and heroic seafaring the United States employed against the Soviet Union in the battle for nuclear and military supremacy. John Pi?a Craven, who shared management responsibility for the submarine-borne Polaris missile system, captures the excitement and the dangers of the times as he recounts the true stories behind some of the century's most shocking headlines and reveals harrowing episodes kept hidden from the public.
Craven describes for the first time the structural problems that almost caused the destruction of the Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, and presents startling information about the race to recover a hydrogen bomb from the B-52 bomber that went down off the coast of Spain. In a report no fan of The Hunt for Red October will want to miss, he provides a fascinating, authoritative perspective on the Navy's reaction to the rogue Soviet submarine and its mission.
A major contribution to Cold War history and literature, The Silent War will appeal to military buffs and fans of nonstop adventure thrillers alike.
Packed with the technological details and insights into military strategy that fans of Tom Clancy relish, The Silent War is a riveting look at the darkest days of the Cold War. It reveals, in gripping detail, the espionage, innovative high technology, and heroic seafaring the United States employed against the Soviet Union in the battle for nuclear and military supremacy. John Pi?a Craven, who shared management responsibility for the submarine-borne Polaris missile system, captures the excitement and the dangers of the times as he recounts the true stories behind some of the century's most shocking headlines and reveals harrowing episodes kept hidden from the public.
Craven describes for the first time the structural problems that almost caused the destruction of the Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, and presents startling information about the race to recover a hydrogen bomb from the B-52 bomber that went down off the coast of Spain. In a report no fan of The Hunt for Red October will want to miss, he provides a fascinating, authoritative perspective on the Navy's reaction to the rogue Soviet submarine and its mission.
A major contribution to Cold War history and literature, The Silent War will appeal to military buffs and fans of nonstop adventure thrillers alike.
Über den Autor
John Piña Craven was the chief scientist of the Navy's Special Projects Office from 1958 to 1970 and won two Distinguished Civilian Service Awards. He later worked as director of the Law of the Sea Institute and is currently president of the Common Heritage Corporation. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents

PROLOGUE

1. In Peril Under the Sea

2. Design for Deterrence

3. A Calculus of Terror

4. An Oracle in Washington

5. Out of the Deep to Target, Perfect

6. War and Peace: Some Like It Hot

7. Fail-Safe

8. Triumph to Tragedy

9. The Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle

10. Spooked

11. Humans As Marine Mammals

12. The Fisherman's Friend

13. The Tide of Destiny

14. Two-and-Twenty -- The Aquatic Circus

15. The Hunt for Red September: A Tale of Two Submarines

16. Pensate Profundus

17. MIT Days

18. A Sea Lawyer in Hawaii

19. The Man Who Was Not There

INDEX
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780743223263
ISBN-10: 0743223268
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Craven, John Pina
Hersteller: Simon & Schuster
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: John Pina Craven
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.07.2002
Gewicht: 0,437 kg
Artikel-ID: 104600618