Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage [Paperback]

ANew York Timesbestseller

The secret history of America's submarine warfare is revealed for the first time in this fast-paced chronicle of adventure and intrigue during the Cold War.

Vividly told, impressively documented. New York Times

For decades, only a select and powerful few knew the truth about the submarines that silently roamed the ocean in danger and in stealth, seeking information and advantage. Based on six years of groundbreaking investigation into the silent service,Blind Mans Bluffuncovers an epic story of adventure, courage, victory, and disaster beneath the surface.

With an unforgettable array of characters from the Cold War to the twenty-first century, Sontag and Drew recount scenes of secrecy from Washington, DC, to the depths of the sea. A magnificent achievement in investigative reporting,Blind Mans Bluffreads like a spy thriller with one important difference: everything is true.

Sherry Sontagis a former staff writer for theNational Law Journaland has written for theNew York Times.

Christopher Drew was a special projects editor at theNew York Timesand has held an endowed chair in journalism at Louisiana State University since 2017.

Annette Lawrence Drew, the book's researcher, has a PhD from Princeton. Packed withreal life adventures that Tom Clancy could only have guessed at. . . . Morethan a collection of sea stories. It reveals how submarine operations duringthe cold war had a profound impact on strategic decisions made in the Kremlinand Washington. . . . With Naval agents on their heels . . . Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew have made a successful end run around stacksof secrecy oaths and the locked lips of the Silent Service to make public some ofthe most astounding military operations of the cold war. . . . Lock the doorsand draw the shades, because this book isl£