Scorpion down : sunk by the Soviets, buried by the Pentagon : the untold story of the USS Scorpion / Ed Offley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Offley, Edward.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scorpion (Submarine).

Nuclear submarines--United States.

Nuclear submarines.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 482 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, [2007]

Summary:

Military reporter Offley tells the true story of the U.S.S. "Scorpion" for the first time and dramatically recounts a little-known episode that nearly brought about World War III.

Contents:

1 "We May Have Lost a Submarine" 1

2 The Old Admiral's Revelation 27

3 The Sports Car of Ships 53

4 The Secret War 83

5 The Russians Are Coming 109

6 Leaving Home 143

7 A Soviet Submarine Vanishes 165

8 The Last Voyage 179

9 A Twisted, Shiny Piece of Metal 211

10 What Were They Trying to Hide? 241

11 Burn Before You Read 281

12 The Fatal Triangle 317

13 With Maximum Punishment 349

USS Scorpion Search Roster 393

USS Scorpion Chronology of Events 399.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-466) and index.

ISBN:

9780465051854

0465051855

OCLC:

82367917