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Summary: Historical Analysis and Overview
Review: The authors do a very nice job of investigating and compiling records from military and civilian sources and then provide an entertaining account of Submarine Espionage from it's infancy at the close of WWII, through the cold war, to present. It is understandably vague when dealing with current information as not much has been declassified or otherwise made available. The authors could have been a little more careful pointing out the timeline. I found it very interesting to note the shifts toward an increase in politician involvement in military decision making. Which also seemed to be increasingly self serving. Decisions, policies, procedures etc have increasingly shifted toward use of the military for 'political capital' on both the national and international fields. If you like military history and strategy, READ this one.
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Summary: A Revealing Book On A Hidden Subject
Review: I believe a little background is necessary before I begin the review. I approached this book knowing virtually nothing about the function of submarines in American espionage activities. I vaguely knew that American subs patrolled the Russian coast. I also knew that the one person who had served on a sub with whom I had a friendship answered all my submarine questions with "I can't talk about that." So, I was hoping that the book would provide me with a greater understanding of the spying role of submarines.The book succeeded beyond my expectations. The authors did an excellent job describing the missions and their importance to the American intelligence efforts. But, the technical descriptions were not the features of the book that impressed me the most. Instead, I was greatly impressed by the dedication, ingenuity, and bravery of the men who were depicted in the book. Whether named or not, these men are all depicted as showing an incredibly strong sense of duty. The authors do a great job of showing that this sense was necessary in order to cope with the various emotional and physical strains that submarine service inflicted. Readers of the book will come away with the same feeling of admiration for these men that the authors clearly feel. Blind Man's Bluff isn't perfect. Several of the incidents are told in a "breathless" style that is more suited for a work of fiction than a piece of non-fiction. And the book does suffer from a slight lack of details, which is undoubtedly a result of the still classified nature of these missions. But these are minor quibbles. The book is a must read for anyone who is interested in American military efforts, and a should-be-read by anyone who wants to know just how some of their defense dollars were spent.
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Summary: Let the UNKNOWN remain as it is for National Security...
Review: Sure the stories may sound interesting, but how many men who placed their lives in harms way for the good of the NATION, and who still are, truely received any credit or DUE recongnition? This is another example of the attack on our governments military and displays lack of respect for those men and women serving for you rights putting theirs on hold.
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Summary: Buy this book it's a keeper
Review: The best book I have read in ages.! This answers a lot of question left unanswered to long.
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Summary: Interesting book
Review: I found this book interesting, although I realize it wasn't the best written book. I spent 8 years in the Navy, all of my jobs revolving around the sub force, though not actually stationed on a sub (I'm a woman). The book took me into the world I could only imagine existed for the many men I have worked with through the years, and through my current job, still do. I have always had respect for the men who could be submariners, but this heightened it. I think it is worth reading for anyone interested in military history or the submarine world.
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Summary: Enlightening
Review: Since I'm too young to remember the Cold War in any significant way, I found this book to be very enlightening. It was better than some of the military fiction I have read. I didn't notice any of the problems that one of the reviewers had with the editing, maybe they fixed it for the paperback version.
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Summary: Kept me up late
Review: A book for everyone who likes suspense, intrigue, and adventure. Fans of novles like The Triumph and the Glory or The Hunt for Red October will like this book. People who liked The Spy Who Came in From the Cold or Run Silent, Run Deep will like this book. People who liked Stones From the River or The Cardinal of the Kremlin will like this book. Even a few readers who enjoy the Oprah books will like this book, it will keep you turning the page no matter who you are. Don't miss this one.
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Summary: Very realistic
Review: For 20 years, while I was a Submariner, my father would ask me questions about what I did. I felt a great amount of guilt that I was, by law, unable to answer his questions. First thing I did after The Hunt For Red October was read, was to buy him a copy and tell him to read it. Then I read, with a great amount of interest, Blind Man's Bluff. He was hospitalized at the time and my sitting at the foot of his bed, reading parts of the book that I had been involved with, made his chest swell with pride. Truly a great piece of work that I cannot today expound on other than to say "READ IT!"
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Summary: Did they publish the rough draft?
Review: America's undersea involvement in the Cold War was an astounding story of ingenuity, persistence and courage. Learning this from Blind Man's Bluff required a tolerance for poor writing that I found difficult to muster. If not for the importance and intrigue of the subject matter, this book would hold no appeal. The sentence structure is often awkward and ambiguous. In a book that dabbles with technical information, this is unacceptable. Some of the factual errors are simple enough to betray a lack of basic understanding of the subject. Technical confusion is not the only problem. Subjects change mid-sentence. Adjectives are irrelevant. Punctuation is misleading. Even minimal editing would have improved the book immensely. I can't imagine why the authors spent years researching this book and then put no effort into relating the story clearly.
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Summary: Blind Mans Bluff
Review: You can imagine the excitement I experienced when I saw the front cover of this book. I was one of those brave men who risked their life for one of the stories in this book.I still would like to know how the writers got around Naval Intelligence.They used to scare the hell out of me. The writers didn't quite get the whole story on my particuler mission. But they came close. The first person to approach me on our mission was a reporter from the Chicago Tribune back in 1989. I guess everything comes out over time. At that time I was extremely reluctant to discuss any details of operations of my sub only to protect the lives of fellow submariners who were still patrolling.Maybe the Submarine Service will get the recognition it deserves for the sacrifices of all submariners now and in the past. I promise you this book is only the tip of the iceberg. But you won't get any stories from me. Let them continue to be the silent service.
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