Hide and seek : the untold story of Cold War naval espionage / Peter A. Huchthausen and Alexandre Sheldon-Duplaix.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huchthausen, Peter A., 1939-

Contributor:

Sheldon-Duplaix, Alexandre.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union. Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot.

United States. Navy.

Military intelligence--History--20th century.

Military intelligence.

United States. Navy--History--20th century.

United States.

Soviet Union. Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot--History.

Soviet Union.

Naval history, Modern--20th century.

Naval history, Modern.

Cold War.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 414 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2009]

Summary:

Were Soviet spies better at their jobs than their Western counterparts? What were Stalin's intentions and naval strategy? Who was trying to compromise who in the Profumo affair? Did Ronald Reagan go too far in his psychological warfare naval campaign against the Soviet Union? What were the Soviets or others searching for with their submarine incursions into Swedish waters? What are maritime UFOs, and what did the U.S. and Soviet navies discover about them?

This is just a small sampling of the many intriguing and disturbing questions answered in Hide and Seek. This comprehensive history of Cold War naval intelligence operations is packed with previously unknown facts, stunning revelations, and riveting accounts of the amazing exploits of cold warriors on both sides of the Iron Curtain.

Contents:

1 Victor's Plunder, 1941-1945 6

2 Penetrations, 1945-1952 29

3 Allies to Antagonists, 1945-1952 51

4 The Korean War, 1950-1953 66

5 Requiem for a Battleship, 1955 80

6 Khrushchev and Crabb, 1953-1960 94

7 Anatomy of Treason, 1958-1964 115

8 Cuba, 1962 136

9 Transition to War: Vietnam, 1961-1975 155

10 A Submarine Is Lost and Found, 1968-1974, 1989 169

11 Ocean Surveillance, 1962-1980s 181

12 A Naval Intelligence Revolution, 1970s 202

13 War Scare and PSYOPS, 1981-1987 237

14 Swedish Waters, 1980-1990s 264

15 Spies in Uniform, 1980s 289

16 Soviet, U.S.,... or Others? 1940s-1980s 317

17 The Legacy of the Soviet Navy, 1989 and After 343.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-398) and index.

ISBN:

9780471785309

047178530X

OCLC:

226984670