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  • Stalking the Red Bear

  • The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union
  • Written by: Peter Sasgen
  • Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
  • Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Stalking the Red Bear

Written by: Peter Sasgen
Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
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Publisher's Summary

Stalking the Red Bear, for the first time ever, describes the action principally from the perspective of a commanding officer of a nuclear submarine during the Cold War - the one man aboard a sub who makes the critical decisions - taking us closer to the Soviet target than any work on submarine espionage has ever done before.

This is the untold story of a covert submarine espionage operation against the Soviet Union during the Cold War as experienced by the commanding officer of an active submarine. Few individuals outside the intelligence and submarine communities knew anything about these top-secret missions.

Cloaking itself in virtual invisibility to avoid detection, the USS Blackfin went sub vs. sub deep within Soviet-controlled waters north of the Arctic Circle, where the risks were extraordinarily high and anything could happen. Listeners will know what it was like to carry out a covert mission aboard a nuke and experience the sights, sounds, and dangers unique to submarining.

©2009 Peter Sasgen (P)2017 Tantor

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"An exciting and realistic journey deep into the cold black waters of covert submarine espionage during the Cold War era." (Kenneth Sewell, New York Times best-selling author)

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Very captivating and interesting story of the Cold War silent service aboard a US nuclear submarine!

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