Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship: 1 (Tom Clancy's Military Referenc) - Softcover

Clancy, Tom; Gresham, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425190013 ISBN 13: 9780425190012

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2003

Synopsis

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, every civilian can enter this top secret world...the weapons, the procedures, the people themselves...the startling facts behind the fiction that made Tom Clancy a #1 bestselling author.

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Review

..".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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0425190013
• ISBN 13: 9780425190012
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 368