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The Death of the USS Thresher by Norman Polmar

The Death of the USS Thresher

The Story Behind History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster

Norman Polmar

Globe Pequot Publishing · Print & ebook · December 1, 2017

A must-read for submarine buffs!

Naval HistoryNuclear WarfareSubmarines
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Who it’s for
A focused naval-history account where advanced submarine technology meets sudden catastrophe.
Themes
Submarine disaster, Nuclear submarine history, Naval history
Genres
Naval History, Submarines, Nuclear Warfare

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A 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 . . .

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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.

Undersea Stakes

A focused naval-history account where advanced submarine technology meets sudden catastrophe.

Come here for

  • The engineering stakes behind an early nuclear submarine
  • A close look at a defining naval disaster

Expect

  • A straightforward account of the Thresher’s loss
  • The human cost and historical significance of the disaster

Where it sits

Submarines58%
Naval History33%
Nuclear Warfare28%

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Publisher categories

  • History
  • Military History
  • Naval History
Authors
Norman Polmar
Publisher
Globe Pequot Publishing
Published
December 1, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Submarine disaster · Nuclear submarine history · Naval history
Reading lane
History