Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship (Tom Clancy's Military Reference) - Softcover

Clancy, Tom; Gresham, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425183009 ISBN 13: 9780425183007

Publisher: Berkley, 2002

Synopsis

Only the author of The Hunt for Red October could capture the reality of life aboard a nuclear submarine. Only a writer of Clancy’s magnitude could obtain security clearance for information, diagrams, and photographs never before available to the public. Now, every civilian can enter this top secret world and experience the drama and excitement of this stunning technological achievement...the weapons, the procedures, the people themselves...the startling facts behind the fiction that made Tom Clancy a #1 bestseller.

Submarine includes:

Exclusive photographs, illustrations, and diagrams

Mock war scenarios and weapons launch procedures

An inside look at life on board, from captain to crew, from training exercises to operations

The fascinating history and evolution of submarines

PLUS: Tom Clancy’s controversial views on submariner tactics and training methods

About this title

Review:

Never before seen by the general public: a rare glimpse inside a Los Angeles-class (SSN-688) nuclear submarine ... with Tom Clancy as your guide. Only the author of The Hunt for Red October could capture the reality of life aboard a nuclear submarine. Only a writer of Mr. Clancy's magnitude could obtain security clearance for information, diagrams, and photographs never before available to the public. Now, for the first time, every civilian can enter this top secret world and experience the drama and excitement of this stunning technological achievement.... the weapons, the procedures, the people themselves... the startling facts behind the fiction that made Tom Clancy a #1 bestseller.

Submarine includes:

• Exclusive photographs, illustration, and diagrams
• Mock war scenarios and weapons launch procedures
• An inside look at life on board, from captain to crew, from training exercises to operations
• The fascinating history and evolution of submarines

PLUS: Tom Clancy's controversial views on submariner tactics and training methods.

About the Author:

A little more than thirty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it “the perfect yarn.” From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0425183009
• ISBN 13: 9780425183007
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 368