The Hunt for Red October
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (759 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501275445 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 332 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A military thriller so accurate and convincing that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a runaway top secret Russian missile sub. Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision: the Red October is heading west. And the most incredible chase in history is on.The Hunt for Red October is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career.
If the U.S. fleet can locate her first and get her safely to port, it will be the intelligence coup of all time.The nerve-wracking hunt goes on for eighteen days as the Red October tries to elude her hunters across 4000 miles of ocean. The rousing climax is one of the most thrilling underwater scenes ever written.. The CIA's brilliant young analyst, Jack Ryan, thinks he knows the reason for the sudden Red Fleet operation: the Soviets' most valuable ship, the Red October, is attempting to defect to the United States.The new ballistic-missile submarine's defection is high treason on an unprecedented scale and nearly the entire Soviet Atlantic Fleet has been ordered to find and destroy her at all costs. A deadly serious game of hide-and-seek is on
Darrell Smith said This book helped influence me into becoming a submariner. When I joined the U.S. Navy this was the first book that I read when I completed Bootcamp. As a result of reading Hunt for Red October, I signed up for submarine duty. It is not an understatement for me to say that this story changed my life. I have never regretted the decision. WHAT A HUNT! William Lotz This novel, though published in 1984, can still be applied to events happening today. Russia is still a major enemy. Its nave, including its submarine fleet, is still very formidable. The of a famous admiral, taking his submarine toward the northeast coast of America, to presen. "Adventure on the high tech seas" according to Amazon Customer. If your soul yearns for adventure on the high seas, and you love the excitement of Cold War military tensions boiling over this is the book for you. Even if you just like all things navy and submarine you will get a great deal of enjoyment out of reading this book. Clancy does