Why people recommend it
Blind Man's Bluff by Baynard Hardwick Kendrick is a non-fiction book exploring the covert operations and dangerous missions undertaken by United States and Soviet submarines during the Cold War. Robert Evans mentioned the book on Behind the Bastards to illustrate the high-stakes and perilous nature of submarine warfare during this era, noting how vessels frequently played dangerous games of chicken by attempting to force opposing subs to surface. Additionally, Joe Rogan brought up the book on The Joe Rogan Experience to highlight how deeply classified military projects associated with the Navy can remain hidden from public knowledge for extensive periods. Rogan specifically referenced the immense financial investments involved in these black-budget programs, pointing out that hundreds of millions of dollars were funneled into them. Both podcasters used the text to examine the secretive, costly, and hazardous reality of military and intelligence operations that operated far outside the public eye, emphasizing the sheer scale of government spending and the extreme risks taken by service members beneath the ocean surface.
Who recommended it
- Joe Rogan Discussed
- Robert Evans Recommended
Joe Rogan — 2 mentions
“There's a book I was um uh recommended to read called Blind Man's Bluff and uh it's a book about uh deeply classified projects uh connected to the Navy, right?”
“That goes back to that book I was telling you about, Blind Man's Bluff, because it talks about the amount of money that went into that program. That was hundreds of millions of dollars.”
Robert Evans — 1 mention
“There's a book called Blind Man's Bluff that's about like all the stuff that he used to do. And all of his like stories are cuz what US and Soviet subs were doing in this period of time was like basically one would try to like playing chicken trying to force the other to surface”