Offers a detailed view of the U.S.S. Scorpion, a nuclear submarine, and its sinking on Memorial Day, 1968, by a Soviet submarine, the exact circumstances of which were covered up by the United States government.

1"We May Have Lost a Submarine" -- 1 -- 2 The Old Admiral's Revelation -- 27 -- 3 The Sports Car of Ships -- 53 -- 4 The Secret War -- 83 -- 5 The Russians Are Coming -- 109 -- 6 Leaving Home -- 143 -- 7 A Soviet Submarine Vanishes -- 165 -- 8 The Last Voyage -- 179 -- 9 A Twisted, Shiny Piece of Metal -- 211 -- 10 What Were They Trying to Hide? -- 241 -- 11 Burn Before You Read -- 281 -- 12 The Fatal Triangle -- 317 -- 13 With Maximum Punishment -- 349 -- USS Scorpion Search Roster -- 393 -- USS Scorpion Chronology of Events -- 399.