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| Plot Summary of Blind Man's Bluff: the Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage |
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"The authors uncover a portion of the secret history of the Cold War: how US (and to some extent Soviet) submarines dodged and feinted beneath the world's oceans for four decades or more. There are thrilling accounts of near collisions, submarine chases, of laying spy cables on the ocean floor ... and ghastly accounts of sailors crushed by the collapse of their home under the ocean's water pressure (and, because of the nature of their work, their families did not learn what had happened to them until many years later). Some things never change, though: the pair of top-secret camera-rigged fish on the "Seawolf" were known as "Happy" and "Linda," after the Happy Hooker and Linda Lovelace. A strange and sobering story."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Blind Man's Bluff: the Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Kind Of History
Time of history:
- 1980's
- 1970's
- 1960's
- 1950's
History of cloak & dagger?
Yes
History of military?
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Navy
Nationality?
- American--General
Subjects of this Historical Account
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Somewhat sympathetic
From a certain profession/group?
- naval soldiers
Main Adversary
- navy soldiers
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Somewhat Sympathetic
Setting
Water?
Yes
Water:
- submarining
- drowning
- lost at sea
Style
How much gore?
- 3 ()
How fast-paced is the book?
- 5 ()
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
How much focus on stories of individuals?
- Focuses on brief history of a lot of players
Minor characters feature lots of:
- police/investigators
- military
- diplomats
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A handful
Length of book
- 350-400 pages
How much emphasis on small details?
- 4 ()
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