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Scorpion Down : Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: the Untold Story of the USS Scorpion Paperback - 2008

by Offley, Ed

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Military reporter Offley reveals that the true cause of the U.S.S. "Scorpion's" sinking was buried by the U.S. government. He argues that the search for the missing vessel was a cover-up, devised to conceal the fact that the ship had been torpedoed by the Soviets. 30 b&w photographs.

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  • Title Scorpion Down : Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: the Untold Story of the USS Scorpion
  • Author Offley, Ed
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2008-03-25
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 6826180-6
  • ISBN 9780465051861 / 0465051863
  • Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.95 x 5.46 x 1.35 in (20.19 x 13.87 x 3.43 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Dewey Decimal Code 327.730

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About the author

Ed Offley is a seasoned military reporter and the author of Scorpion Down and Turning the Tide. He lives in Panama City Beach, Florida.