{"title":"Norman Polmar","description":"\u003cp\u003eNORMAN POLMAR is an analyst, consultant, and author specializing in naval, aviation, and intelligence subjects who has written or co-authored more than 50 books, including multiple editions of \u003cem\u003eShips and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGuide to the Soviet Navy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2019, the Naval Historical Foundation awarded Polmar the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award. He holds a B.A. from American University and served as U.S. editor of \u003cem\u003eJane’s Fighting Ships\u003c\/em\u003e from 1967 to 1977, writing columns for \u003cem\u003eNaval Institute Proceedings\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNaval History\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolmar has advised three Secretaries of the U.S. Navy, two Chiefs of Naval Operations, three U.S. senators, and the Speaker of the House.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorman lives in the Washington, D.C., area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorman Polmar’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"defcon-2","title":"DEFCON-2: Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe closest we've ever come to the end of the world\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"DEFCON-2 is the best single volume on the Cuban Missile Crisis published and is an important contribution to the history of the Cold War. Beyond the military and political facts of the crisis, Polmar and Gresham sketch the personalities that created and coped with the crisis. They also show us how close we came to the edge without becoming sensationalistic.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Larry Bond, bestselling author of\u003cem\u003e Dangerous Ground\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpy-satellite and aerial-reconnaissance photos reveal that one of the United States' bitterest enemies may be acquiring weapons of mass destruction and the means to use them against the American homeland. Administration officials refuse to accept intelligence professionals' interpretation of these images and order an end to spy missions over the offending nation. More than a month later, after vicious infighting, the president orders the spy missions to resume. The new photos reveal an array of ballistic missiles, capable of carrying nuclear warheads and striking deep within U.S. territory. It appears that the missiles will be fully operational within one week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a plot setup for a suspense novel; it is the true story of the most terrifying moment in the 45-year Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union: the Cuban Missile Crisis. \u003cem\u003eDEFCON-2\u003c\/em\u003e tells this tale as it has never been told before—from both sides, with the help of hundreds of recently declassified U.S. and Soviet documents, as well as interviews with numerous former spies, military figures, and government officials who speak out here for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1620456494\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781620456491\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Norman Polmar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212298092760,"sku":"9780471670223","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43212298125528,"sku":"9781620456491","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780471670223_FChigh_mockup_v2_1740149497_3cf0fd15-3736-4dbc-894e-16f1f3e4edbf.jpg?v=1790996840"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-norman-polmar.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}