Stalking the red bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union

摘要

Of the many "non-combat" aspects of the Cold War, few were more dangerous than submarine patrols. In addition to the inherent risks of submerged operations. Cold War submariners had to deal with the possibilities of collisions, nuclear reactor malfunctions, and (for the Soviets) liquid rocket fuel accidents. These risks were particularly acute for the U.S. attack submarines sent to prowl the northern waters of the Soviet Union collecting intelligence under the "Holystone" program. The Navy has kept such operations so tightly compartmentalized that only a handful of historical accounts have been published.