After launching its maiden voyage, the USS "America, " the world's most technically advanced nuclear submarine, is pirated by terrorists and disappears beneath the Atlantic with its warheads aimed directly at the United States. Rear Admiral Jake Grafton must ferret out the group responsible and overtake and destroy the sub before an entire nation is brought to its knees.

Ice Station Zebra, treacherously perched at the top of the world, silently guards a secret that will change the balance of world power forever. America's only hope rests with the speed and courage of the fighting men in the nuclear sub Tigerfish.

Introduces aspects of the atomic submarine and describes its useas a weapon in naval warfare, including ways of retaliating against it.

At the height of the cold war, the world holds its breath when a Soviet submarine armed with nuclear missiles goes missing in the Pacific. On board the vessel, the battle-tested captain and a rogue KGB agent are waging a life-and-death game of cat and mouse. With enemy forces closing in and time running out, the captain fights to keep control with nuclear armageddon hanging in the balance.

Explains what a nuclear submarine does, which branch of the military uses it, and the equipment on board.

A history of the development and an account of the activities ofnuclear submarines in the United States. An appendix lists allthe nuclear submarines of the United States Navy.

An illustrated directory of anti-submarine warfare vessels and aircraft.