Red November
Inside the Secret U.s.-soviet Submarine War
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 9, 2011
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- Who it’s for
- A true-life account of the Cold War’s secret underwater struggle, told with submariners’ risks in view.
- Themes
- Secret US–Soviet submarine conflict, Cold War missions
- Genres
- Cold War History, Naval History, Intelligence & Espionage
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“Red November delivers the real life feel and fears of submariners who risked their lives to keep the peace.” —Steve Berry, author of The Paris Vendetta W. Craig Reed, a former navy diver and fast-attack submariner, provides a riveting portrayal of the secret underwater struggle between the US and the USSR in Red November.
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A spellbinding true-life adventure in the bestselling tradition of Blind Man’s Bluff, it reveals previously undisclosed details about the most dangerous, daring, and decorated missions of the Cold War, earning raves from New York Times bestselling authors David Morrell, who calls it, “palpably gripping,” and James Rollins, who says, “If Tom Clancy had turned The Hunt for Red October into a nonfiction thriller, Red November might be the result.”
Below the Surface
A true-life account of the Cold War’s secret underwater struggle, told with submariners’ risks in view.
Come here for
- The hidden US–Soviet contest beneath the waves
- Dangerous missions seen through a former submariner’s perspective
Expect
- A real-life adventure rooted in Cold War naval history
- The fears and risks of those who kept the peace
Where it sits
| Cold War History | 78% |
|---|---|
| Naval History | 38% |
| Intelligence & Espionage | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Military History
- Nuclear Warfare
- Military Strategy
- World War II History
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- Naval History
- Civil Wars
- Russian History
- World History
- Authors
- W. Craig Reed
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 9, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Secret US–Soviet submarine conflict · Cold War missions
- Reading lane
- Military History