Anyone watch the History Channel special last night or read the book?
I caught the last hour of the show. It was very interesting.
I’ve seen the part about the Glomar Explorer before, but I still find it interesting whenever I see it. Amazing they managed to keep it a secret for as long as they did.
Project Jennifer - Hughes Glomar Explorer (AG 193)
http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/jennifer.htm
The Hughes Glomar Explorer’s Mission
http://w3.the-kgb.com/dante/military/mission.html
I’ve read the book and seen the special. Both were excellent, but the book was better.
It leaves you with the feeling that there’s still much more to be told.
Paul
I got to see the entire show … it was very interesting … I need to find the book now. Great stuff … [^]
My thanks to the under-water boat guys … I sleep better at night knowing that they are out there somewhere … [:)]
I caught the show earlier in the year. Read the book a while ago also. Really enjoyed both.
While subs aren’t my usual forte, this brought up some interesting ideas.
I haven’t read the book (gonna look for it tho’) but from the show I got the same impression. If this is what can be told now, just think of what’s still classified.
The operation they had where they were tapping the military cables underneath the sea off Okhotsk was amazing. I was amused about how they located the underwater cables – the one fellow’s idea about looking for the sign warning ships not to drop anchor.
I read the book and it was very good. You can get the book fron Amazon.com. for $17.68 + S.H. for the hard back version. In my opinion, those sailors were indeed very brave. [2c]
Read the book when it first came out and it is quite good. If you enjoyed it you might want to add the following to your reading list:
Dark Waters by Lee Vyborny & Don Davis (A history of the NR-1 nuclear research submarine)
Rising Tide by Gary Weir & Walter Boyne (Cold War submarine operations from the Soviet point of view)
Both are excellent reads on the subject at hand
I havn’t read the book or seen the show but it sounds very interesting.
I recall reading or seeing somwhere about the US navy raising a sunken Russian sub secretly.
Another good book is LOST SUBS by Spencer Dunmore which has an entire chapter devoted to the CSS Hunley.
That book and documentary barely scratch the surface. There are many more stories out there that probably won’t ever be revealed in our lifetimes. It’s not called the silent service for nothing.
I read the book a while ago too. It was very interesting for me to learn that subs have done much more than run around with ballistic nuclear missiles waiting to strike first, or run around trying to find ballistic missile subs (as in The Hunt for Red October).
Regards,