Oceans Ventured - Winning the Cold War at Sea

When Ronald Reagan took office in 1981, the United States and NATO were losing the Cold War. The USSR had superiority in conventional weapons and manpower in Europe, and had embarked on a construction programme to gain naval pre-eminence. But Reagan had a plan.

Reagan pushed Congress to build the navy back to its 1945 strength. He gathered a circle of experienced naval planners, including the author, to devise an aggressive strategy. New radars, sensors and emissions technology would make ghosts of US submarines and surface fleets. They would operate aircraft carriers in Arctic waters which no navy had attempted. The Soviets, surrounded by their forward naval strategy, bankrupted their economy trying to keep pace. It wasn't long before the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR was disbanded.

About the author

John Lehman, a former U.S. Navy aviator, served as United States secretary of the navy from 1981 to 1987. From 2003 to 2004, he was a member of the 9/11 Commission. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Summary

A thrilling story of the Cold War, told by a former navy secretary on the basis of recently declassified documents.

Product details

• Authors: John Lehman, Lehman John
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.07.2020
• EAN: 9780393367881
• ISBN: 978-0-393-36788-1
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 211 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 375 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Amerika, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, military history, HISTORY / Military / Naval, History - Military / War, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Naval forces & warfare, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, General and world history, Naval forces and warfare, The Cold War, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General