from Stbalbach

A Time to Die was published in 2003, not long after the Kursk accident in August 2000. I vaguely remembered it and wanted to reread the events with the perspective of time. Most disaster books follow a certain script, either with the disaster happening half-way through after pages of background, ...

from uryjm

Life on a submarine - who would willingly choose it? Perhaps if you're living on one of the Arctic Russian military bases, the choice is easier, because the way of life portrayed here makes the social contact and conditions within a submarine seem almost cosy. This book was as much about the decl...

from foof2you

The sad story of the Russian submarine The Kursk and the futile effort to save the men who managed to survive the initial explosion. How politics and Cold War intrigue failed the men and a nation.

from marshapetry

Excellent, what else can I say? Heartbreaking, definitely. The author wrote a spell-binding book about a sad story that otherwise would have been just another sad tale. Highly recommend for anyone into human interest stories - don't need to have an interest in war or military to enjoy. But be rea...

from lpg3d

Excellent telling of the story of the Kursk tragedy.