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Red Storm Rising By: Tom Clancy and Larry Bond Published: 1986
It is the mid 1980s. The Soviet Empire is in dire straits, having increasing difficulty in producing sufficient fuel and food to sustain itself, when disaster strikes. Islamic terrorist destroy the Soviets largest fuel refinary. This act will lead the Soviets to launch a war against NATO. Clancy and Bond take the reader to the halls of power and onto the tank blasted battle fields of West Germany, to American subs off the Soviet cost, air battles above the Earth, convoy duty in the North Atlantic and a handful of Marines trapped on Iceland, behind enemy lines.
*****out of***** POLEMARCHS PICK
For an alternate version of a NATO/Warsaw Pact Clash Armor at Fulda Gap Taking place in the early 1990 the war turns in NATOs favor after about a week of fighting.
Theme from "The Hunt For Red October" Composed by Basil Polidorus
The Hunt for Red October By: Tom Clancy Published: 1984 Follows: Red Rabbit Followed By: The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Decmber, the 1980's, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the American led West is in its final decade. In Northern Russia the Soviets newest submarine, the Red October, is launched. The Red October is a ballistic missile sub with a new silent propolsion system rendering her nearly invisable, and making her a deadly threat to the Western powers. Her Captine is Marko Ramius, and along with most of his officers he has made a decision, Red October will defect to the United States. The Soviet Northern Fleet is mobilized to destroy Red October, the Americans and British fleets mobilize to save her, and one CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is caught in the middle, trying to save Ramius, secure the Red October without the soviets wising up.
The first novel by the legendary Tom Clancy, is a must read for anyone who loves a good story. Detailing both the Soviet and American naval operations, as well as behind the scenes cloak and dagger activities of the CIA. A must read.
***** out of ***** ESSENTIAL
Jonas Pleskys Clancy's inspiration for Ramius Storozhevoy The mutiny on this Frigate also inspired Clancy to right "The Hunt for Red October"