Download or read book Rig Ship for Ultra Quiet written by Andrew Karam and published by . This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've seen The Hunt for Red October and wondered if it was real. Now you'll know. Rig Ship for Ultra Quiet -- a book about submarines, written by a submariner. Spend two months in a nuclear fast attack submarine off the coast of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War with Andrew Karam, a decorated veteran of the US submarine force.

Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Submarines written by Michael DiMercurio and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-12-23 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information about submarines, from providing a room-by-room tour of a typical vessel to analyzing the history of submarines during wars and on maneuvers.

Download or read book Dangerous Ground written by Larry Bond and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The USS Memphis, a dilapidated submarine that that should have been mothballed decades ago, has been given one last mission by the newly elected president. The task: To sneak illegally into Russia's coastal waters and recon the leaking nuclear fuel containers hidden on the floor of the Arctic Ocean. More than just an environmental nightmare, this radioactive burial ground houses enough nuclear capability to destroy most of America's major cities. Lowell Hardy: The Memphis's commander, who had been looking forward to flag rank and pleasant duty upon the sub's decommissioning. Now he is trapped in an inconceivably dangerous and illegal mission which could easily end his career, if not his life and the lives of his crew. But it's the crew who feel Hardy's tension as he tyrannizes everyone on board to ensure they'll be ready for anything. Jerry Mitchell: A former naval pilot with political connections, he is a novice submariner, unprepared for his demanding job as a weapons officer. Central to the Memphis's mission, Mitchell may be its greatest liability . . . or its ultimate salvation. Dr. Joanna Patterson: The senior civilian scientist, appointed by and reporting to the president, she is a world-class expert on nuclear fuel contamination--and every bit as demanding as Hardy. Patterson and her partner, Dr. Emily Davis, soon find themselves battling flaring tempers, faulty machinery, lethal radioactivity, and the raging arctic seas. The submariners: Seething with rage at their Captain Bligh-like commander and the equally domineering Joanna Patterson, they are also at war with Jerry Mitchell, and one another. Like the captain, they feel they deserve better, not this antiquated relic, not this hostile scientist, not this novice weapons officer, and definitely not this disastrously dangerous mission. Nor is the mission what it seems. Lurking beneath the frigid, black, radioactive waters is a secret far more deadly than anything naval command could imagine--a secret so menacing the Russian Fleet is hell-bent on destroying the Memphis and all who sail in her. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Killer written by James B. Harrison Jr. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no available information at this time.

Download or read book Dark Transit written by Michael DiMercurio and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lieutenant Anthony Pacino reports aboard the “project boat” USS Vermont two years after having survived the catastrophic sinking of the Piranha. Pacino quickly learns that Vermont’s missions are all ultra-secret with the boat reporting only to the Sub Force commander, the National Security Advisor and the President: Vermont does the dirty deeds that need doing in deadly silence and obscurity. After Vermont misses the mark on an easy mission, there are questions asked about her ability to conduct the next mission, one that is vital to the security of the United States and the future of the submarine force. Vermont is tasked with stealing a revolutionary submarine that the Russians are testing with an Iranian crew because it’s too risky to use Russian sailors. It’s a high-stakes gamble for all involved, with the losers vanishing if things go wrong, the winners validating a world-changing technology. Pacino is part of the mission to steal the submarine, but the toughest obstacle is a wolf-pack of Russians coming to the defense of the Iranian submarine. Getting it back to the United States for evaluation becomes secondary to surviving an exchange of missiles and torpedoes in an underwater battle that threatens to let the final genie out of the bottle. *** “DiMercurio has used the last decade to refine his writing and produce the best naval thriller in decades. I couldn’t put it down.” Joseph Courtemanche, author of Assault on Saint Agnes.

Download or read book Attack of the Seawolf written by Michael DiMercurio and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONE OF OUR SUBS WAS MISSING The nightmare fear of the U.S. had come true. One of our finest submarines, the U.S.S. Tampa, on a top-secret spying mission, had fallen into Chinese Communist hands. The Communists, fighting for survival in a savage civil war, now held not only the sub, the crew, and the gutsy Commander Sean Murphy hostage, but U.S. power and prestige as well. America had one last desperate card to play. The most advanced submarine in the world, the still untried U.S.S. Seawolf, under the command of maverick daredevil Captain Michael "Patch" Pacino. The Seawolf had to steal back the Tampa from where it lay guarded by the entire Chinese fleet armed to the teeth with technology from the bankrupt Russians.

Download or read book Emergency Deep written by Michael DiMercurio and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. Navy submarine commander Peter Vornado is at the top of his game in underwater warfare when a devastating illness takes him out of the service—and almost to the grave. Without duty, honor, or something to fight for, his life is as good as over. Bui the CIA needs a man like Vornado… A terrorist cabal has acquired a scrapped Soviet sub from the Cold War—a technologically advanced failure still able to outrun any torpedo or enemy vessel and strike at will. With a nuclear payload, it will enable the terrorists to fire directly on Israel—and throw the world into chaos. All that remains is to modernize the sub with the latest technology. Only one man can infiltrate the group, take the helm, and stop a holocaust—a man who has already stared down death, and is ready to do battle once more…

Download or read book Stalking the Red Bear written by Peter T. Sasgen and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the untold story of a covert submarine espionage operation against the Soviet Union during the Cold War as experienced by the commanding officer of an active submarine. b&w photo insert.

Download or read book The Trident Deception written by Rick Campbell and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best submarine novel since Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October." —Booklist (starred review) The USS Kentucky—a Trident ballistic missile submarine carrying a full complement of 192 nuclear warheads—is about to go on a routine patrol. Not long after it reaches the open sea, however, the Kentucky receives a launch order. After receiving that launch order, it is cut off from all counter-orders and disappears into the Pacific while it makes the eight-day transit to the launch site. What the Kentucky's crew doesn't know is that those launch orders haven't actually come from the U.S. government. Rogue elements within the Mossad have learned that Iran has developed its first nuclear weapon and, in ten days, will detonate it—and the target is Israel. The suspected weapon complex is too far underground for conventional weapons to harm it, and the only choice is a pre-emptive nuclear strike. With limited time, this rogue group initiates a long-planned operation called the Trident Deception. They'll transmit false orders and use a U.S. nuclear submarine to launch the attack. In this thriller from Rick Campbell, with only 8 days before the Kentucky is in launch range and with the submarine cut off from any outside communication, one senior officer, the father of one of the officers aboard the submarine, must assemble and lead a team of attack submarines to find, intercept and neutralize the Kentucky before it can unknowingly unleash a devastating nuclear attack.

Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1953-10 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

Download or read book Dawn in the Sea of Japan written by Robert Bruce Wade and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-08 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dawn in the Sea of Japan: The Nelson Chronicles is about the trials and tribulations of Brandon Horatio Buck Nelson III, an American descendant of the great Lord Horatio Nelson, Englands greatest admiral. Things are happening in the Sea of Japan with ships disappearing into the night and fog. The North Koreans blame the West; the West blames the North Koreans. War sabers rattle as the world is on the brink. Buck Nelson is sent into the Sea of Japan to find and neutralize the threat. On the wa

Download or read book Lessons Not Learned written by Roger Thompson and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite its reputation as the most impressive naval force in the world, the U.S. Navy is in trouble, according to the author of this book, and systemic weaknesses could be its undoing. Here, military sociologist Roger Thompson provides a compelling, often scathing, assessment of the U.S. Navy and its learning disabilities and then presents a convincing argument for reform. Thompson points to the U.S. Navy's "up or out" promotion system, massive personnel turnover, inexperienced crews, and drug and alcohol abuse as problems that make it difficult for the Navy to build cohesive, well-trained fighting units. In a review of the Navy's recent history, he finds that its ships, submarines, and aircraft are often outperformed in competitions and exercises with other navies—and its failures are either denied altogether or perfunctorily excused. Diesel submarines—so quiet that they are rarely detected until it's too late to prevent an attack—routinely surpass expensive U.S. nuclear subs and put U.S. aircraft carriers in danger. American naval pilots, whose weapons are often improperly tested, are frequently bested by military pilots from other countries. Because the U.S. Navy doesn't have enough surface ships to protect its capital ships, American carrier strike groups now use Canadian ships as escorts. Shortcomings like these, Thompson argues, undermine the Navy's potential and should be cause for national concern. In presenting a side of the U.S. Navy that's rarely discussed, this book spells out lessons the Navy must learn if it is going to succeed in an era of asymmetrical warfare—of David-versus-Goliath conflicts. In his conclusion, the author puts forth a twelve-step program that calls on the U.S. Navy to rethink its naval strategy, to lose some weight, and to focus on the fundamentals.

Download or read book Phoenix Strike written by Charles Ryan and published by Speaking Volumes. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The old U.S.S.R. is dead-but new evil has risen from its ashes, calling itself Phoenix Group. Led by a brilliant and obsessed rogue officer, manned by the most dedicated, deadly soldiers of the once all-powerful Soviet secret army. Their plan is to launch a biological weapon attack that will throw the fragile new world order into chaos. Their launching pad: a remote state on the northern frontier of India ruled by a power-hungry warlord. And the only people who could stop them: marine biologist Cas Bonner and gutsy, gorgeous Dr. Jackie Dunbar, in a game without rules against a danger without limits for the lives of millions and the future of the world...

Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1953-10 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

Download or read book Sub Wars Target Delta V written by Hugh G. Nott and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE MEN U. S. Captain Steve Cooper and Russian Admiral Leonid Gorshin were the very best their countries had to offer the field of nuclear submarines. They were professional. Expert. Confident. In control. But above all, they were rivals. So when the U.S.S.R. manufactured the biggest, sleekest, most advanced submarine to date, Cooper grudgingly phoned his congratulations to Gorshin — in Russian. THE SUB The Delta V was the most complex and the most accurate nuclear submarine ever constructed — and the Russians had her. She had the fiercest missiles, the deadliest torpedoes, and the most superior electronics. And just one Delta V could wipe out the entire U.S. defense system. There was nothing Steve Cooper wanted more than to board the Delta V, learn what made her tick. But if he couldn't capture her, his mission was to destroy the greatest sub ever made — along with her Soviet commander! This is the first in a gripping series of submarine warfare.

Download or read book Voyage of the Devilfish written by Michael DiMercurio and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2016-10-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kaliningrad stands as the last great triumph of Soviet submarine technology. Now it has put out to sea, lurking beneath the polar ice cap. In command is the most brilliant officer the Soviet fleet has ever produced—Admiral Alexi Novskoyy. And in his fanatical hands is the power to turn back the clock to the Cold War…and begin the countdown to doomsday. Opposing him is the killer chase sub USS Devilfish, captained by Commander Michael Pacino—a dogged veteran of the American fleet. His orders are to hunt down and destroy the Russian vessel. But his personal mission is to settle an old score with Novskoyy—the man who killed his father. The ultimate undersea duel is about to begin…

Download or read book Blackmail written by Rick Campbell and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold military and political strike by the Russian government leaves the U.S. reeling, crippled and vulnerable, with only a desperate long shot chance to avoid a devastating world war.