Death of the USS Thresher

Norman Polmar has been a consultant to senior officials of the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense, and has directed studies for U.S. and foreign aerospace and shipbuilding firms. He was a member of the Secretary of the Navy's Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) and the steering group for the Secretary's analysis of the Falklands War. For four years-as an employee of the Northrop Corporation-he worked for the Navy's Deep Submergence Systems Project (DSSP), which developed advanced escape and rescue systems in the wake of the Thresher disaster. He is the author of more than thirty books on naval, aviation, and intelligence projects. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

"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

• CONTENTSPreface1.The Thresher2.A Brief Career3.In the Yard4.The Last Cruise5.Inside the Thresher6.The Early Search7.Finding the Thresher8.The Inquiry9.A Sequence of Events10.AftermathAppendicesA.An announcement that the Thresher is "overdue and presumed missing."B.The first press briefing of the Thresher disasterC.Death certificate for the 129 Navymen and Civiliansaboard the Thresher on April 10, 1963D.Report of the Thresher Court of InquiryE.Statement announcing the finding of the Thresher's remainsF.The 129 Navymen and Civilians who died in the Thresher