Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage »

Sherry Sontag is an investigative journalist who, before turning to Blind Man's Bluff, was a staff writer for the National Law Journal. While there, she wrote about the Soviet Union, international affairs, and domestic scandals in securities and banking. Prior to that, Sontag wrote for the New York Times. A lifelong resident of New York, she has degrees from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and Barnard College.

During the Cold War, the undersea adventures of the CIA and the U.S. Navy went unreported. Now, after the Cold War, archives have been opened, and sailors speak to reveal stories of lost subs, recovered H-bombs, and collisions with Soviet subs. I'm not the first to say it, but I agree with the many reviewers who favorably compare the facts and style of BLIND MAN'S BLUFF to the fictional thrills of Tom Clancy. Even non-military-history buffs will enjoy the pace and detail of the stories told.

New York Times

A real-life Hunt For Red October.

1: A Deadly Beginning

2: Whiskey A-Go-Go

3: Turn to the Deep

4: Velvet Fist

5: Death of a Submarine

6: "The Ballad of Whitey Mack"

7: "Here She Comes..."

8: "Oshkosh B'Gosh"

9: The $500 Million Sand Castle

10: Triumph and Crisis

11: The Crown Jewels

12: Trust but Verify

Epilogue

Appendix A

Appendix B

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Photo Credits