{"product_id":"operation-white-out-a-mac-mcdowell-mission-9781968367367","title":"Operation White Out: A Mac McDowell Mission","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOffers the closest literary approximation to real submarine experience during the Cold War.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eI was mesmerized by this remarkable tale of derring-do.\u003c\/em\u003e\"- Captain George W. Jackson USN (Ret.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecovering from his Operation Arctic Sting injuries, \u003cem\u003eUSS Teuthis\u003c\/em\u003e Executive Officer Mac McDowell is tasked with laying acoustic arrays in the southern Atlantic and off Thurston Island, Western Antarctica. \u003cem\u003eTeuthis \u003c\/em\u003etangles with Argentine subs in the south Atlantic, then confronts a ChiCom sub off Thurston Island. Mac and his team experience serious setbacks at the hands of the ChiComs while installing a relay transmitter on a nearby mountain peak. \u003cem\u003eTeuthis \u003c\/em\u003ediscovers an underwater oil operation off Thurston Island and\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis tasked with escorting a Taiwanese sub and underwater tanker under the cover of the largest military marine exercise since World War II: PacEx89. \u003cem\u003eTeuthis\u003c\/em\u003e is attacked by a Chinese Han-class sub and a previously unknown North Korean AIP sub despite the protection provided by three U.S. fast-attack subs. Will Mac and \u003cem\u003eTeuthis\u003c\/em\u003e complete their mission, or will they finally meet their watery graves on the Pacific Ocean abyssal plain? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliscroft, Robert G.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr. Robert G. Williscroft is a retired submarine officer, deep-sea and saturation diver, scientist, author, and a lifelong adventurer. He spent 22 months underwater, a year in the equatorial Pacific, three years in the Arctic ice pack, and a year at the Geographic South Pole. He holds degrees in Marine Physics and Meteorology and a doctorate for developing a system to protect SCUBA divers in contaminated water. A prolific author of both non-fiction, Cold War thrillers, and hard science fiction, he lives in Centennial, Colorado.","brand":"Starman Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603193004306,"sku":"9781968367367","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a1efad41-9904-4bfa-a335-890dfeae08c1.jpg?v=1757428822","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/operation-white-out-a-mac-mcdowell-mission-9781968367367","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}