{"product_id":"ice-diaries-the-the-true-story-of-one-of-mankinds-greatest-adventures-paperback","title":"Ice Diaries the: The True Story of One of Mankind's Greatest Adventures - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam R. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDon Keith\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe greatest undersea adventure of the 20th century.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ice Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e tells the incredible true story of Captain William R. Anderson and his crew's harrowing top-secret mission aboard the USS \u003cem\u003eNautilus\u003c\/em\u003e, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. Bristling with newly classified, never-before-published information and photos from the captain's personal collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Ice Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a dangerous journey beneath the vast, unexplored Arctic ice cap during the height of the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Captain Anderson and the crew of the \u003cem\u003eUSS Nautilus\u003c\/em\u003e exemplified daring and boldness in taking their boat beneath the Arctic ice to the North Pole. This expertly told story captures the drama, danger, and importance of that monumental achievement.\" ?Capt. Stanley D. M. Carpenter, Professor of Strategy and Policy, United States Naval War College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Few maritime exploits in history have so startled the world as the silent, secret transpolar voyage of the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine \u003cem\u003eNautilus\u003c\/em\u003e, and none since the age of Columbus and Vasco da Gama has opened, in one bold stroke, so vast and forbidding an area of the seas.\" ?Paul O'Neil, \u003cem\u003eLife\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1942 and served in the United States Navy from 1957 to 1962. He participated in 11 submarine combat patrols in the Pacific and was awarded the Bronze Star and other combat awards. Anderson was the commanding officer of the \u003cem\u003eNautilus\u003c\/em\u003e, the first atomic submarine, from 1957 to 1959 and made the first transpolar voyage under ice. He also served as assistant to Vice Admiral H. G. Rickover; was a consultant to President Kennedy for the National Service Corps, 1963; and was elected to Congress. Before his death in 2007, he was a resident of Alexandria, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978553655597,"sku":"9780718034962","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NUxSYkxVbGJoeGtEYjA3N3JmNUZwUT09.webp?v=1775805780","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/ice-diaries-the-the-true-story-of-one-of-mankinds-greatest-adventures-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}