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	Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: The Untold Story of the USS Scorpion Ed Offley Basic Books, 2007 - 480 pages average customer review:based on 41 reviews view larger image
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One Navy admiral called it ?one of the greatest unsolved sea mysteries of our era.? To this day, the U.S. Navy officially describes it an inexplicable accident. For decades, the real story of the disaster has eluded journalists, historians, and the family members of the lost crew. But a small handful of Navy and government officials knew the truth from the very beginning: The sinking of the U.S.S. Scorpion and its crew of 99 men on May 22, 1968, was an act of war. In this major work of historical reporting, Ed Offley reveals that the sinking of the U.S.S. Scorpion has never been a mystery, but rather a secret buried by the U.S. government in a frantic attempt to keep the Cold War from turning into a hot war. The Soviets had torpedoed the Scorpion in reprisal for the destruction of the Soviet missile sub K-129, which the Americans had sunk in the Pacific just ten weeks earlier. But why does the U.S. Navy continue to hide the real story of what happened on that fateful day in 1968? In Scorpion Down, military reporter Ed Offley tells the true story of the U.S.S. Scorpion for the first time and dramatically recounts a little-known episode that nearly brought about World War III. And he conclusively demonstrates that the Navy?s official account of the Scorpion incident-from the frantic open-ocean hunt for the wreckage to a court of inquiry?s final conclusions-is nothing more than a carefully constructed series of lies.

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In depth study from the cold war front.

A revealing expose on the cold war. Although it is a long story for cold war veterans, the author provides excellent background. Ed Offley connects the dots between CWO (traitor) John Walker and USS Pueblo. His analysis of how Russian KGB passive use of our hardware and software communications systems begs the further question. Did the Russians actively use our communications technology against the US Fleet as well? There is no doubt in my mind the Russians torpedoed the Scorpion. This book is a deeply researched and an excellent read

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I was in Rota, Spain serving in the Navy at the time Scorpion was lost. The events detailed in the book are the best and most authentic I've ever read. The Naval community held much information back from the public during the 60's concerning the Soviets. This is just one example of many.

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A good friend escaped this trip as a result of catching the flu

A good friend, a former Naval submarine officer, was scheduled to sail on the Scorpion on what became its final voyage. He missed the assignment having caught the flu a few days before he was scheduled to board.

I have heard him talk about the ship and his fellow Naval buddies who lost their lives. This is what prompted me to want to read the account.
It is a gripping tale for this reason alone but also because Ed Offley knows how to write contemporary history.

Scorpion Down

I found the book to be great reading, but it somehow didn't quite convince me of the findings. I have always believed that the Soviets had something to do with the loss of the USS Scorpion, since my Sub Schools days. I was hoping this book would confirm my beliefs, but it fell short of convincing me. However I still recommend the reading of this book.

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