{"product_id":"the-death-of-the-uss-thresher-9781493027538","title":"The Death of the USS Thresher","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA must-read for submarine buffs! On the morning of April 10, 1963, the world''s most advanced submarine was on a test dive off the New England coast when she sent a message to a support ship a thousand feet above her on the surface: experiencing minor problem . . . have positive angle . . . attempting to blow . . . . Then came the sounds of air under pressure and a garbled message: . . . test depth . . . Last came the eerie sounds that experienced navy men knew from World War II: the sounds of a submarine breaking up and compartments collapsing. When she first went to sea in April of 1961, the U.S. nuclear submarine Thresher was the most advanced submarine at sea, built specifically to hunt and kill Soviet submarines. In The Death of the USS Thresher, renowned naval and intelligence consultant Norman Polmar recounts the dramatic circumstances surrounding her implosion, which killed all 129 men on board, in history''s first loss of a nuclear submarine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Submarines and underwater navigation have long interested people, even some of the most dyed-in-the-wool landlubbers. One worthy \"new\" book about submarines is The Death of the U.S.S. Thresher.  It was written in 1964. This new edition has been updated by its author, Norman Polmar, to incorporate information that has been declassified since the book was first published.\"-- AP Newswires\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS  \t\tPreface \t1.\tThe Thresher \t2.\tA Brief Career \t3.\tIn the Yard \t4.\tThe Last Cruise \t5.\tInside the Thresher \t6.\tThe Early Search \t7.\tFinding the Thresher \t8.\tThe Inquiry \t9.\tA Sequence of Events \t10.\tAftermath   Appendices A.\tAn announcement that the Thresher is \"overdue and presumed missing.\" B.\tThe first press briefing of the Thresher disaster C.\tDeath certificate for the 129 Navymen and Civilians \t\taboard the Thresher on April 10, 1963 D.\tReport of the Thresher Court of Inquiry E.\tStatement announcing the finding of the Thresher's remains F.\tThe 129 Navymen and Civilians who died in the Thresher","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084027502935,"sku":"9781493027538","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-death-of-the-uss-thresher-9781493027538","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}