The Submarine: Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Submarine - Softcover

Clancy, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006379478 ISBN 13: 9780006379478

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1993

Synopsis

In "The Hunt for Red October", Tom Clancy displayed his knowledge of military technology. Now he turns his attention to a subject that has inspired much of his work, the submarine. Drawing on recent research, he examines its history and evolution from the earliest days, through World War II and the development of nuclear powered and nuclear-armed vessels, up to recent technological breakthroughs, and considers its role in the modern world. He explains in detail the particular problems involved in underwater warfare - in navigation, communication, weaponry and noise suppression - and reveals the special skills and qualities of the new breed of men who spend their working lives under the sea. Tom Clancy's best-selling novels include "Red Storm Rising", "Patriot Games", "Cardinal of the Kremlin", "Clear and Present Danger" and "The Sum of All Fears".

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Review:

"Takes readers deeper than they've ever gone inside a nuclear submarine."

..".takes readers deeper than they've ever gone inside a nuclear submarine." Kirkus Reviews"

-...takes readers deeper than they've ever gone inside a nuclear submarine.- --Kirkus Reviews

From the Back Cover:

THE MOST UNUSUAL BOOK TOM CLANCY HAS EVER WRITTEN. THE FACTS BEHIND THE FICTION.

Never before seen by the general public: a rare glimpse inside both a Royal Navy and a US Navy nuclear submarine – with Tom Clancy as your guide.

Only the author of 'Hunt for Red October' could capture the reality of life aboard a nuclear submarine. Only a writer of Tom Clancy's importance could obtain security clearance for information, diagrams and photographs not previously 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 No 1 best-seller.

'Submarine' includes:
· A tour of the Royal Navy Trafalgar-class nuclear submarine HMS Triumph
· A tour of the US Navy Los Angeles class nuclear submarine USS Miami
· 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
· Tom Clancy's controversial views on submariner tactics and training methods.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0006379478
• ISBN 13: 9780006379478
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288