Red November : Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War

from OldRoses

When you encounter a sentence like: "Despite the thickness of his wet suit, the cold still launched his testicles into his throat", you know that you are reading a Guy Book. Written for Guys by a Guy. W. Craig Reed has been reading too much Tom Clancy and too many Soldier of Fortune magazines. Hi...

from Davidmullen

This book is really in 3 parts. The first describes the role the author's father played in tracking soviet subs in the early part of the cold war. The second goes into some detail of the soviet subs deployed to near Cuba during the missile crisis and the third is an assortment of reminisces from ...

from scuzzy

this is truely a great read for anyone interested in the cloak and dagger carrys on during the cold war. submarines have never been my thing, but the last two books i have read (chk out other reviews of mine) have really drawn me in. the chapter on the cuban missile crisis, and incidents involvin...

from scuzzy

this is truely a great read for anyone interested in the cloak and dagger carrys on during the cold war. submarines have never been my thing, but the last two books i have read (chk out other reviews of mine) have really drawn me in. the chapter on the cuban missile crisis, and incidents involvin...

from littlepegleg

Love real-life submarine stories. This book is what 'Hunt for Red October' was based upon. So real and scary. Shows how close we came to WW3 and why we need to arm ourselves with such stealthy subs.