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At the tail end of the Cold War, Captain Marko Ramius of the Soviet Navy decides to defect , incredibly planning to bring the most advanced submarine in the world with him. The Red October has a new drive system that is virtually noiseless. The nuclear vessel would be almost undetectable, a great ad Leggi tutto

I read this when I was on the USS Eisenhower. It was so popular with the Squids that I think it replaced the BMR. The thing that really impressed everyone on the ship was how accurate Clancy was with both his research and his story-telling. There was never a "that's not how it happens" moment, so co Leggi tutto

For someone that has enjoyed the first four movie adaptations of the Jack Ryan books, it’s slightly surprising that it’s taken this long to finally read one! Though it might have been the case that bookstores only seem to be stocking them now because of the Amazon TV series... I’ve now got a couple of Leggi tutto

Writer’s style is not engaging or entertaining for me. He’s probably good for military technical buffs. This guy is a popular best selling author. But not for me. I assume his fans are those who love to think and talk about military technical stuff - with a story to go along with it. The author is re Leggi tutto

Read this one shortly after it came out and loved it, couldn't put it down. Don't know if it would hold up the same today.

Everyone always goes on about how meticulous Tom Clancy's background research is, but there was a moment in this book which made me wonder. They're going to run a big program on a military computer, and (being gamblin' military men) they decide to bet on how long it will take to complete. One of the Leggi tutto