Description: Now, for the first time, the captain of the submarine USS Nautilus tells the newly declassified story of his ship's desperate Cold War race beneath the polar ice pack. The Cold War was in full swing. The Soviet Union had just successfully launched Sputnik, and President Eisenhower badly wanted to redeem the reputation of the US as technologically superior. Operation Sunshine was the answer: under top-secret orders, the Captain and crew of one of the first nuclear submarines, the USS Nautilus, crossed under the North Pole and became the first naval vessel to forge all the way under the polar ice pack to emerge near the former Soviet Union. Readers will voyage along with Captain Anderson as he shares newly declassified stories of his sub's encounters with terrible storms, fire in the hold, collisions with ice, broken compasses, and more. 360 pages. Hard cover with NO dust jacket. NOT ex-library. Weight = 800 g BOOK CONDITION = VERY GOOD
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Restocking fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Personalised: No
Book Title: Ice Diaries
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Age Level: Adults
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Academic History
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Era: 2000s
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Country: Australia
Author: William R. Anderson
Genre: Military
Topic: History, Military, War, Navy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subjects: History & Military
Number of Pages: 360
