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Captain Edward M. Brittingham,
USN (ret.) “was in the Air Force ROTC in college, made pilot, but dropped out in his junior year. Drafted in 1962, he
joined the Navy as a navigator (Naval Aviation Observer) and then reported to NAS Norfolk, Virginia for submarine training.
He joined VP-10 and transitioned to the P-3A aircraft where antisubmarine warfare became the primary mission. He moved up
the ranks ultimately to Commanding Officer of VP-11.” Edward M. Brittingham is the author of The
Iranian Deception; Sub Chaser; and, Operation Poppy. According to the book description of Sub Chaser, “Their mission
is to hunt, track and if necessary kill enemy submarines and surface ships. Known as "Sub Chasers," these American
Naval flight crews are in the air 24/7 flying their P-3 Orions keeping our country safe. This is the riveting story of Orion
Squadron Commander Captain Edward M. Brittingham, a table of warfare at sea and the air wing branch of the US Navy.”
According to the book description
of The Iranian Deception, “A dark conspiracy stretches halfway around the world, putting national
security at risk as two military men fight for control of the latest technology in global weaponry. John Clinton Chartier,
II, the son of one of the world’s top armament engineers, has followed in his father’s footsteps. He is contracted
to develop what will be the most technologically-advanced weapon ever—especially designed for the U.S. Navy. Bandar
Abbis, an Iranian immigrant, is a Harvard-educated scientist with high-level military security clearance and access to the
nation’s most sophisticated weapons. When the opportunity arises, loyalties to his homeland find him joining fellow
Iranians in a sinister plot to steal the new weapon. Soon both men are engaged in a fierce battle for possession of the classified
weapon that could change the course of history.” According to the book description of Operation Poppy, “It was
a secret so extraordinary the future of naval warfare would change forever. It pivoted on the cunning of two very different
men and their same hope for freedom. It boiled down to a ruthless Russian submarine crew and the American airmen and commandos
sent to hunt them down.
Here is the riveting story of
how one outsider almost caused the implosion of Russia. From the bitter cold streets of Moscow to deep under the freezing
Arctic waters, "Operation Poppy" details the brutal price of naval supremacy: deadly acts of espionage; the staggering
loss of life in a clandestine war of subterfuge, politics, and murder; and a spectacular showdown between Spetznatz forces
and US Navy SEALs.”
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