Tales of a Cold War submariner / Dan Summitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Summitt, Dan, 1924-

Series:

Texas A & M University military history series ; 95.

Texas A & M University military history series ; 95

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Summitt, Dan, 1924-.

Summitt, Dan.

United States. Navy--Officers--Biography.

United States.

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

Admirals--United States--Biography.

Admirals.

Cold War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Navy life at the height of the Cold War as commander of two nuclear submarines kept Dan Summitt on his toes. Summitt relates his work with Admiral Rickover, recounts secret missions to the North Pole in the USS Seadragon, and shares the everyday dangers faced by a submarine crew

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 How It All Started""; ""2 My Destroyer Days""; ""3 My Early Submarine Days""; ""4 Annapolis and West Point""; ""5 Back to Sea Duty""; ""6 Nuclear Power Training""; ""7 Duty aboard Sargo""; ""8 Prospective Commanding Officer Training""; ""9 Seadragon Operations""; ""10 Off to the Arctic""; ""11 Seadragon and Skate Conduct Joint Operations""; ""12 Heading Home""; ""13 Final Days aboard Seadragon""; ""14 Working at Naval Reactors""; ""15 Preparing for Command of USS""; ""16 Command of USS Alexander Hamilton""; ""17 Duty with comsublant Staff""; ""18 comsubflot 8""

""19 The Pentagon and Retirement""""Appendix: USS Seadragon Sailing List""; ""Index""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-299-05380-7

1-60344-652-4

OCLC:

607430581