The Death of the U.S.S. Thresher: The Story Behind History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster

Norman Polmar has been a consultant to senior officials of the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense, and has directed studies for U.S. and foreign aerospace and shipbuilding firms. He was a member of the Secretary of the Navy's Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) and the steering group for the Secretary's analysis of the Falklands War. For four years -- as an employee of the Northrop Corporation -- he worked for the Navy's Deep Submergence Systems Project (DSSP), which developed advanced escape and rescue systems in the wake of the Thresher disaster. He is the author of more than thirty books on naval, aviation, and intelligence projects. He lives in Alexandria, VirginiaPolmar, Norman is the author of 'The Death of the U.S.S. Thresher: The Story Behind History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster' with ISBN 9781585743483 and ISBN 1585743488.