Silent Steel by Stephen Johnson
On May 22, 1968, the U.S. nuclear submarine Scorpion sank in 11,000 of water with its crew of 99. Why has never been adequately explained, although some incredible theories have been put forth: The Scorpion was sunk by the Russians. It was blown up by its own torpedo. A garbage chute failed.
"Silent Steel ably succeeds as a thriller, a tragedy, a mystery and a snapshot of history" (The Virginian-Pilot) "Johnson exhaustively explores everything known about the vessel's final year-and-a-half of operation. An engrossing documentation of haunting, grisly what-ifs." (Kirkus Reviews) "...painstakingly...deeply researched." (Publishers Weekly, October 31, 2005)
Veteran journalist STEPHEN JOHNSON first wrote about the Scorpion in a series of articles for the Houston Chronicle from 1993 to 1995 and assisted documentary makers and authors researching the disaster, including the authors of the bestselling Blind Man's Bluff. Johnson has discussed the Scorpion on Nova's Submarines, Secrets, and Spies and on The History Channel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780471267379 |
| ISBN 10 | 0471267376 |
| Title | Silent Steel |
| Author | Stephen Johnson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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