Ship of Gold

A Novel

Norman Polmar author Thomas B Allen author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Naval Institute Press

Published:30th Apr '14

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

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This taut thriller provides the behind-the-scenes reality of the national security system at work --the CIA, the Oval Office, the Pentagon, and the National Security Council -- and is must-reading for fans of Tom Clancy and W.E.B. Griffin.

In 1945, the U.S. submarine Tigerfish mistakenly torpedoed and sunk a Japanese merchant ship. Reportedly carrying supplies to allied POWs, the ship had been given safe passage, but was actually a cunning ruse devised by a powerful secret society to transport tons of gold out of Japan under the very eyes of the enemy. Some thirty years later, the captain of the Tigerfish is murdered in Washington. As the CIA launches its investigation into his death, a race to raise the ship and recover its treasure begins, which mounts to an international incident involving the U.S., China, the Soviet Union and Japan.

Well-written. . . . The authors are naval experts. . . . Heady stuff, this, and written with a great deal of authority."- The New York Times;

"Allen and Polmar have crafted a gripping thriller complete with believable characters, bullet-spattered action, and an exceptionally clever plot. Highly recommended for popular fiction collections."- Library Journal;

"The authors of the biography Rickover know their military stuff, and they've come up with a fast-moving, sometimes funny caper. . . . Plausibly scary and great, whiz-bang fun."- Publisher's Weekly

ISBN: 9781591140726

Dimensions: 233mm x 154mm x 20mm

Weight: 421g

288 pages