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The Steel Albatross
The Steel Albatross
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In 1962, strapped into his Aurora 7 spacecraft, astronaut Scott Carpenter rocketed through three revolutions of the earth. Three years later, Carpenter explored the mysteries of the deep in the Navy's Man-in -the-Sea program in SEALAB II, spending thirty days living and working on the ocean floor--thus becoming the only huma... more »
Rick Tallman is a renegade from the Navy Top Gun School, a hotshot fighter pilot who's succeeded in messing up everything he's ever tried--only because he hasn't found the right challenge for his extensive talents. After yet another scandalous incident he accepts a last-ditch effort to rescue his Naval career, and begins training with the Navy's crack underwater forces, the SEALs.
The Steel Albatross is prototype SA-1a, a submarine like no other before it. The Albatross works like a glider, undetectable to enemy sonar, moving stealthily with the force of gravity and ballast to plumb the darkness of the deep. What its designers don't know is that the Steel Albatross, just barely in the testing stage, is about to become the most important defensive weapon in the U.S. arsenal...
Elements within the U.S.S.R. military have engineered Project Temnota (translation: Oblivion)--a secret underwater power plant with enough kick to knock out every computer and electronic link in the U.S., rendering the U.S. defense systems inoperable.
As the Soviets rush to activate Project Temnota, Rick Tallman is given the challenge he's always needed: command of the unproven Steel Albatross. Beneath the Pacific, in a bizarre terrain that only an experienced deep sea diver could navigate, Tallman and the Albatross begin a deadly duel with the men of Temnota. As this extraordinary novel builds to its smashing climax, the true extent of man's capabilities on land and sea are revealed, as is the power of human courage when pushed beyond the brink.
Author:
In 1962, strapped into his Aurora 7 spacecraft, astronaut Scott Carpenter rocketed through three revolutions of the earth. Three years later, Carpenter explored the mysteries of the deep in the Navy's Man-in -the-Sea program in SEALAB II, spending thirty days living and working on the ocean floor--thus becoming the only huma... more »
Rick Tallman is a renegade from the Navy Top Gun School, a hotshot fighter pilot who's succeeded in messing up everything he's ever tried--only because he hasn't found the right challenge for his extensive talents. After yet another scandalous incident he accepts a last-ditch effort to rescue his Naval career, and begins training with the Navy's crack underwater forces, the SEALs.
The Steel Albatross is prototype SA-1a, a submarine like no other before it. The Albatross works like a glider, undetectable to enemy sonar, moving stealthily with the force of gravity and ballast to plumb the darkness of the deep. What its designers don't know is that the Steel Albatross, just barely in the testing stage, is about to become the most important defensive weapon in the U.S. arsenal...
Elements within the U.S.S.R. military have engineered Project Temnota (translation: Oblivion)--a secret underwater power plant with enough kick to knock out every computer and electronic link in the U.S., rendering the U.S. defense systems inoperable.
As the Soviets rush to activate Project Temnota, Rick Tallman is given the challenge he's always needed: command of the unproven Steel Albatross. Beneath the Pacific, in a bizarre terrain that only an experienced deep sea diver could navigate, Tallman and the Albatross begin a deadly duel with the men of Temnota. As this extraordinary novel builds to its smashing climax, the true extent of man's capabilities on land and sea are revealed, as is the power of human courage when pushed beyond the brink.
ISBN-13: 9780671673130
ISBN-10: 0671673130
Publication Date: 1/1991
Pages: 371
Rating: 1
ISBN-10: 0671673130
Publication Date: 1/1991
Pages: 371
Rating: 1
2 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Pocket Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review
Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> Thrillers & Suspense >> Spies & Politics
