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Red November
- Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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Publisher's summary
Red November is filled with hair-raising, behind-the-scenes stories that take you deep beneath the surface and into the action of the Cold War.
Few know how close the world has come to annihilation better than the warriors who served America during the tense, 45-year struggle known as the Cold War. Yet for decades, their work has remained shrouded in secrecy. Now, in this riveting new history, W. Craig Reed, a former navy diver and fast-attack submariner, provides an eye-opening, pulse-pounding narrative of the underwater struggles and espionage operations between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. that brought us to the brink of nuclear war more than once.
Red November is filled with hair-raising, behind-the-scenes stories that take you deep beneath the surface and into the action during the entire Cold War period from 1946 through 1992. Reed served aboard submarines involved in espionage operations, and his father was a top military intelligence specialist intimately involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Reed is one of the first authors to obtain so many in-depth interviews with dozens of navy divers, espionage operatives, submariners, and government officials on both sides (including several Soviet submarine captains) about the most daring and decorated missions of the conflict, including top-secret Ivy Bells, Boresight, Bulls Eye, and Holystone operations.
Transcending traditional submarine, espionage, and Cold War accounts, Red November is an up-close examination of one of the most dangerous times in world history and an intimate look at the men and women who participated in our country’s longest and most expensive underwater war.
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- By MM on 11-27-11
By: P. T. Deutermann
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War Beneath the Waves
- A True Story of Courage and Leadership Aboard a World War II Submarine
- By: Don Keith
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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In November 1943, while on war patrol in the Makassar Strait, the USS Billfish submarine was spotted by the Japanese, who launched a vicious depth-charge attack. Explosions wracked the sub for 15 straight hours. With his senior officers incapacitated, diving officer Charlie Rush boldly assumed command and led key members of the crew in a heroic effort to keep their ship intact as they tried to escape.
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Interesting historical review
- By Rick on 04-25-10
By: Don Keith
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Firing Point
- By: George Wallace, Don Keith
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
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At the top of the world… at the bottom of the sea… a war has begun. Below the polar ice cap, an American nuclear submarine moves quietly in the frigid water, tailing a new Russian sub. But the usual, unspoken game of hide-and-seek between opposing captains ends when the Americans hear sounds of disaster and flooding, and the Russian sub sinks at a depth of a thousand feet. The American sub rushes to help, only to join its former quarry in the deep. The situation ignites tensions around the world.
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Excellent thriller. Can't wait for more!
- By Bob on 08-20-12
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Where Divers Dare
- The Hunt for the Last U-Boat
- By: Randall Peffer
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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In the tradition of Shadow Divers, the story of the courageous men who dived on the last sunken U-Boat off the Eastern Seaboard. On April 16, 1944, the tanker SS Pan Pennsylvania was torpedoed and sunk by the U-550. In return the sub was sent to the bottom by three destroyer escorts that were guarding the convoy. For more than 60 years the location of the U-boat's wreck eluded divers. In 2012 a team found it.
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great story but at times a little too much...
- By Anthony Karis on 02-28-18
By: Randall Peffer
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Dreamland
- Dale Brown's Dreamland, Book 1
- By: Dale Brown, Jim DeFelice
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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Dreamland is the place where the nation's top minds come to develop artillery and aircraft that push beyond the cutting edge. And where the Air Force's top guns come to test them, on the frontlines of a new era in warfare. The fiasco of a spy's infiltration has the Pentagon looking for an excuse to close Dreamland down. To clean up the mess, and save Dreamland from the congressional chopping block, Lt. Colonel Tecumseh "Dog" Bastian is sent in.
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Really boring!
- By Cheryl on 02-22-14
By: Dale Brown, and others
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The Silent Service in World War II
- The Story of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force in the Words of the Men Who Lived It
- By: Edward Monroe-Jones, Michael Green
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins, Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US Navy had a total of 111 submarines. It was mostly a collection of aging boats. Fortunately, with the war in Europe was already two years old and friction with Japan ever increasing, help from what would become known as the Silent Service in the Pacific was on the way: there were 73 of the new fleet submarines under construction. The Silent Service in World War II tells the story of America's intrepid underwater warriors in the words of the men who lived the war in the Pacific against Japan.
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Disappointing
- By Chris on 09-17-18
By: Edward Monroe-Jones, and others
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Indianapolis
- By: Lynn Vincent, Sara Vladic
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 18 hrs and 39 mins
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Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis is sailing alone in the Philippine Sea when she is sunk by two Japanese torpedoes. For the next five nights and four days, almost 300 miles from the nearest land, nearly 900 men battle injuries, sharks, dehydration, insanity, and eventually each other. Only 316 will survive. Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic tell the complete story of the ship, her crew, and their final mission to save one of their own.
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As good as In Harm's Way but different
- By tru britty on 07-13-18
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Cold Choices
- Jerry Mitchell, Book 2
- By: Larry Bond
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 19 hrs and 27 mins
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Navy pilot turned submarine officer Jerry Mitchell is now the navigator aboard USS Seawolf. On a reconnaissance mission deep in the Barents Sea, Mitchell and his crew prepare to watch the Russian navy as it trains for battle. Although they are outside Russia's territorial waters, the U.S. boat is ambushed by Russia's newest attack submarine, Severodvinsk. Its aggressive new captain, Aleksey Petrov, harasses the American intruder with dangerously fast, insanely close passes.
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Pretty goo
- By Don on 09-04-09
By: Larry Bond
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Deep Black
- Deep Black, Book 1
- By: Stephen Coonts, Jim DeFelice
- Narrated by: J. Charles
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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A spy plane gathering data on a new Russian weapon is blown out of the sky by a mysterious MiG. Is it an accident or the start of the next world war? One U.S. agency has what it takes to find out - the National Security Agency and its covert operations team: DEEP BLACK.
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Find a plot and stick with it
- By C. Stephens on 08-07-13
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Diamondhead
- By: Patrick Robinson
- Narrated by: Charles Leggett
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
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When Navy SEAL Mack Bedford's fellow officers are brutally killed by Iraqi insurgents using a cruel, new anti-tank Diamondhead missile, Mack avenges their murders by gunning down the then-unarmed attackers, ultimately getting himself court-martialed and kicked out of the Navy. To make matters worse, Mack then learns that the Diamondhead missiles were sold illegally by French industrialist and infamous politician Henri Foche.
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A Disastrous Departure of Style and Genre
- By GH on 01-09-13
By: Patrick Robinson
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Fatal Dive
- Solving the World War II Mystery of the USS Grunion
- By: Peter F. Stevens
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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No radio distress call ever crackled from the submarine USS Grunion. In 1942, under the fog of World War II, the vessel simply vanished without a trace. For nearly sixty-five years, only a dead silence lingered regarding the fate of the sub and its seventy-man crew—until now. Here author Peter F. Stevens reveals the incredible true story of the search for and discovery of the Grunion—as well as the navy’s shocking and willful cover-up of the submarine’s baffling disappearance.
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Not my first Grunion book
- By nerdymko on 02-13-21
By: Peter F. Stevens
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A Time to Die
- The Untold Story of the Kursk Tragedy
- By: Robert Moore
- Narrated by: Pete Cross
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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On a quiet Saturday morning in August 2000, two explosions - one so massive it was detected by seismologists around the world - shot through the shallow Arctic waters of the Barents Sea. Russia's prized submarine, the Kursk, began her fatal plunge to the ocean floor. Award-winning journalist Robert Moore presents a riveting, brilliantly researched account of the deadliest submarine disaster in history.
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Doomed To Unspeakable Deaths
- By Gillian on 02-09-17
By: Robert Moore
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- Jayde Moloney
- 03-11-22
wow! this is the best narration I've ever heard
I haven't finished the book yet, but I love listening to the story between the Russians and the US during such a tense time. The narrator really brings the people to life by giving characters their own voices and accents. I'm about half way through and am loving it!
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- Fred Gwynn
- 03-29-21
Interesting view of history
Fascinating look at the real stories of how the submarine war is fought every day during the Cold War.
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- Robert B. Farris
- 03-03-21
Good listen
Interesting listen about the Cold War Submarine activity.
Narration is well done.
The story line (at least the part I took part in) is mostly accurate. The facts are there, just the order is out of whack in a couple of places.
I started this wondering if I would be able to finish it before I got disgusted and quit. To my surprise, I finished it in two days.
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- TJM
- 11-06-12
Where was the editor??
I purchased this book to learn more about the topic of submarines and their part in the Cold War. To that extent the book stays on topic but I am left with serious questions as to it's accuracy. There are so many errors in minor areas, i.e. while riding to meet with President Kennedy the author refers to "a dark, lowering sky in Washington, DC", but while meeting with the President he refers to rays of sunshine streaming into the White House windows?!!
The above minor error is indicative of at least a couple of dozen other similar errors though out the story. The problem with them is that it makes the technical and historical accuracy of the book questionable. I have absolutely no knowledge of submarines, their operation, or of the technology used to track them. I'm also in the dark with reference to the historical events involving submarines in the Cuban Missile crisis. My main reason for listening to this book was to gain ACCURATE knowledge in those areas, at the end I'm left with as many questions as answers.
The reviews of this book published in Amazon.com's website delve into technical difficulties in great detail. If you are listening to this book as a learning experience I urge you to read through those reviews.
All said, the book is interesting, held my attention, and stimulated further interest. So it certainly isn't all bad. Tom Weiner does a good job reading the book, especially since the writing style doesn't necessarily flow easily.
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- Occasional Critic
- 02-21-22
Important, surprising, chilling history.
As a child I lived through the Cuban missile crisis and thought I had learned a lot about it. Yet when you read how close we came to nuclear conflagration, it is just absolutely chilling. It could've gone the other way so easily, launched by the Soviet submarines.In a couple of cases very brave men stood in the way and stopped captains from launching missiles that would've destroyed a good chunk of the American fleet And most likely prompted the launch of American and Soviet missiles that may very well have destroyed the entire planet. I wish I was exaggerating. This is very important history to know.
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- John Stenger
- 10-26-21
Submarines
I really enjoyed this book. The world of submarines has been very enlightening. The book never lost my interest. A pleasure listening
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- SeaDuck
- 08-10-10
Blind Man's Bluff meets Cuban Missile Crisis
This 2 part book really is in two parts. The first part covers the beginning of the nuclear age, and covers some, though not nearly all, of the espionage stories detailed more completely in Sherry Sontag's excellent "Blind Man's Bluff". There is an interesting and significant portion of this that talks about how we figured out how to track the Soviet subs by their transmissions.
Then the second part segues into how subs helped the American side during the Cuban Missile crisis and the Cold War, including the Jennifer Project. There are some excellent stories, and a few gripping moments, but mostly it isn't a compelling, edge of your seat read. If you want to be informed, get this book. If you are looking to be entertained, there are better ones.
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- Seth
- 11-03-10
Very Good Listen
I enjoyed this book very much. The author talks about history that is years old but is just now available for the public to read. I enjoyed the technical terms and all the explanations.
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- Vtkarl
- 02-25-14
Another unique submarine book
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
It is fascinating, and I do not know of any books on the primary subject, which is radio direction finding of Russian submarines in the Cold War and the effect on the Cuban Missile crisis. The story from the Soviet side matches well with RISING TIDE, which is based on interviews with the Russian skippers. I would recommend this book to my submarine qualified friends. It is pretty technical, and not dumbed down, which I consider a strength. The only criticism is that as a conner he should steer clear of engine room issues and also theories about SCORPION that are unprovable.
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If you are in the Navy or wear Dolphins, be prepared for some very weird pronunciations, for instance "Mar-eh" Island instead of Mare Island (like the horse), and "g'dunk" instead of gee dunk. I blame this entirely on the reader for not picking up the phone and asking about an unfamiliar word.
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- SINselected
- 01-13-17
Great collection of sea stories
Good stories, well researched. I really enjoyed the read. small note: the stories were a bit disjointed, some told 3rd person, some 1st, some switched without a smooth transition. Maybe a paper read would have made the blending better.
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