The silent war : the Cold War battle beneath the sea /

The silent war : the Cold War battle beneath the sea /

Offers a glimpse at the Cold War submarine conflict, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the exploits and operations that successfully preserved peace during some of the most unsettled years in the twentieth century.

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Autor Principal: Craven, John P.
Formato: Libro
Idioma:English
Publicado: New York : Simon & Schuster, c2001.
Subjects:
Craven, John P.
United States. > Navy > Submarine forces.
United States. > Navy > Civilian employees.
United States. > Navy > Civilian employees > Biography.
United States. > Navy > Biography.
Ocean engineering (Marcel Dekker, Inc.) > United States > History > 20th century.
Ocean engineering > United States > History.
Fleet ballistic missile weapons systems.
Submarines > United States.
Intelligence service > United States > History.
American espionage > History.
Maritime law.
Nuclear submarines > United States.
Cold war.
Ocean engineering > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War.
Fleet ballistic missile weapons systems > United States.
Deterrence (Strategy)
Military intelligence > United States > History > 20th century.
Espionage, American > History > 20th century.
Law of the sea.
Acceso en liña:Contributor biographical information
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine derived contents note: 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.

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