Forty years ago, during the height of the Cold War, a U.S. submarine sank under mysterious circumstances with a loss of ninety-nine lives. Now, drawing on exclusive interviews and newly declassified U.S. and Soviet intelligence files, Sewell and Preisler explain what really happened to the Scorpion, and why the truth has been officially denied for forty years. In March 1968, a Soviet sub mysteriously sank near Hawaii, hundreds of miles from its normal station. Mistakenly believing that the U.S. was responsible, the Soviets plotted revenge. Using a valuable cryptographic unit that had been stolen from a U.S. intelligence ship to intercept classified naval communications, the Russians set a trap for the Scorpion. Bringing to life the personal stories of some of the Scorpion's crew and their families, this engrossing true story is more exciting than any novel.
The story of the mysterious disappearance of the USS SCORPION in 1968 finally reveals what happened to the submarine and crew--and why the facts could not be revealed during the Cold War. Malcolm Hillgartner tells the story in a crisp, almost military, style, except when he talks about the submariners' families and their suffering. The author makes painfully clear the reasons they could not be told the true story without compromising national security. Hillgartner walks a fine line between factual recitation of the scattered records of the submarine's disappearance and depicting the dramatic effect of the crew's loss on the women and children waiting at home. Hillgartner makes everyone, especially the women and children, heartbreakingly real. M.S. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
Kirkus Reviews...
“…[F]ew will be able to resist the juicy details offered about this half-forgotten disaster and its aftermath, including the boasting of old Soviet admirals that they would have won World War III because they knew every move the U.S. Navy made. A satisfying historical whodunit, redolent with Cold War paranoia and tragedy.”
About the Author
KEN SEWELL is the author of Red Star Rogue.
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