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Summary: A great view into the life down-under!
Review: In October 1996 I had the privilege to spend a day on the USS Tucson - SSN 770, one of America's newest attack subs. We sailed out of San Diego 40 miles and dove to 200 feet where we practiced simulated torpedo launches followed by some "angles & dangles". We spent nine hours getting a feel of what this crew did - the pride and commitment obvious. Were these authors along too? Yah, a torpedo rack is one place to lay out a mattress, but it also makes great place to stow a barbecue grill made from a 55-gallon drum! (I was told for use topside as one floats through the Panama Canal). And yes, there were three flavors of bug juice. Blind Man's Bluff was a great read - I finished it in two or three sittings. It certainly reinforced and expanded my brief view of what these guys do. We finished the trip by closing down the Horse and Cow, but after reading this book I think I should have bought another round!
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Summary: ALL THAT IS MISSING IS THE "NOISE" OF THE TURBINE!
Review: As a former crew member of the U.S.S. Halibut, for almost six years, I must commend the author on a "Job Well Done". I was fortunate enough to have served on-board Halibut during this exciting time in her history. Of my 21 years in the Submarine Service those were the years and the shipmates that will never fade from my memory. I would also recommend the "Spy Sub" by Roger C. Dunham (a former shipmate) as a good read on the Halibut's activities during the Cold War era. For all those Halibut sailors out there reading this, "Lets SPIFFY UP THE SHIP"
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Summary: A good Job by the authors
Review: As a former submariner (two fast attacks and one fleet ballistic missile submarine all of whom are named in the book) I have signed debriefing statements on the operations I was assigned to and therefore will not discuss them. Like other submariners, I have read the book, and will make sure my wife and children get a copy to help explain why I am so quiet about the things I did in the Navy, and why I don't even talk about them today. I also highly appreciate the authors reverence and understanding of the men who served on these boats. The truth is still out there. Many people do not know how much the sbmarine service gave to the people of this country. At least future generations can judge for themselves with a published book of this calibre
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Summary: An awakening account of what was going on besides Vietnam!
Review: An episodic look at what we Americans have surmised or mused about for years. Makes the space race drama seem tame by comparison. It's striking how much funding could be syphoned toward submariner espionage, all in the name of patriotism. If you were intrigued by "Red October" you will enjoy "Blind Man's Bluff" as well. Except, .... these stories are real. Go for it!!!!!
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Summary: Respectful and honorable for all of the men who served.
Review: For 30 years we have waited for national and international awareness to gain enough momentum so that we may never forget what sacrifices have been made in the name of "national security". This insightful book delves into the very heart of what those brave men endured in the service of their country. As a son of a man on eternal patrol on the U.S.S. Scorpion I am thankful for the expose and all of the details outlining possible answers family members have waited patiently for. My only criticism of this fine piece of literature is that as journalists you the authors should research and verify spelling of sailors names prior to publication, for the record my fathers name was Richard George Schaffer aboard the U.S.S. Scorpion as you indicated in the pictoral on the last page of the photo inset of the memorial service held in May 1998 in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Summary: I was there. They nailed it!
Review: I served in the navigation department aboard a nuclear fast-attack sub (SSN 595) homeported at Pearl Harbor during the years covered in Blind Man's Bluff. Of course our patrols were treated with a high level of secrecy but, to us they were rather routine - as routine as two months of submerged isolation a Cold War enemy's front yard can be. Blind Man's Bluff put my experience into a larger and more sinister perspective.The book triggered some vivid memories: the flight of Soviet fighters sent to intercept us off their coast; the railroad locomotive sounds of the Soviet destroyer that steamed at full speed down the length of our hull as we began to dive from periscope depth. It brought the sounds and smells and sights of our submarine environment - the whirr of the periscope, the ozone snap of electronically cooked air, the bad coffee and good food, the broaching Killer Whale I watched alone through the periscope.
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Summary: Quite an Insight Into the Cold War
Review: Growing up in the 60's, it was often difficult to tell how much of the "Red Threat" was real, how much military hype, and how much paranoia. This book provides a realistic insight into what was really happening with "The Russians" and the American Navy when I was young, and how many of those scary submarine stories were true. The book also rekindled my boyhood fashination with submarines, and left me very much wanting to know more about their fascinating technology. While it is an exciting "true crime" adventure story, this book's chief appeal is the perspective it gives: how expensive, and dangerous, fear itself can be.
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Summary: A real-life Tom Clancy like thriller!
Review: Don't read this book before bedtime. You won't want to put it down! It's an excellent thriller that often reads like a plot from a James Bond movie only everything in this book really happened! Blind Man's Bluff is a a throughly detailed page turner that takes the reader behind the scenes of some of the most secret and hair-raising sub missions of the cold war. If you thought most American subs merely trolled the Atlantic searching for Soviet subs, you'll be throughly surprised at the risks taken by U.S. subs to gain some of the most extensive intelligence of the past fifty-years. Read it, and you'll gain a new respect for the dedication and sheer bravey of those who serve in the silent service.
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Summary: Easy Reading...you get what you ask for...
Review: Although this book is an easy read, it seems to me that the author(s) attempted to cover too many incidents (stories) all at once. Each chapter could have been its on book. I found this book extremely interesting, but found myself unfulfilled at its end. I recommend this book to anyone with the propensity to like cloak and dagger type literature, but if you are looking for in depth analysis of any one episode in particlar, it looks like you'll have to look elsewhere
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Summary: Excellent, Accurate and Gripping
Review: Having served on the USS Flying Fish SSN-673 during the seventies. This book provides an insight into the world of the undersea cold war that is both accurate and well written. We that were there appreciate the telling of a just of a few of the things that happened so that our friends and family now know what it was like.
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