“Ed Offley is one of the best in military journalism—a straight-shooter who knows how to do deep research.”
—Thomas Ricks, military correspondent for the Washington Post and author of the best-selling Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq

“Very few books have first tantalized, then astonished, and finally deeply discomforted me as did Scorpion Down. If what Ed Offley alleges can ever be substantiated by physical or documentary evidence, our understanding of the Johnson presidency, and indeed of the entire dynamic of the mid-Cold War period, will have to be totally rewritten.”
— David Poyer, author of Black Storm, The Command, and The Threat

“Ed Offley, one of the most experienced defense writers on the beat, uncovers data on the USS Scorpion that the Navy’s censors sought to shred nearly 40 years ago. The book reveals an important inside history of the Cold War confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet navies.”
—Bill Gertz, reporter for The Washington Times and author of Enemies: How America's Foes Steal Our Vital Secrets, And How We Let It Happen

“Here’s the payoff when a veteran military affairs correspondent spends almost a quarter century investigating one of the greatest mysteries in U.S. Naval submarine history. A meticulously researched, gripping narrative that draws you in with the first sentence. Read Scorpion Down and prepare to be jarred.”
—Douglas Waller, author of Big Red: Inside the Secret World of a Trident Nuclear Submarine