- Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Fiction (Jan 27 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0380804662
- ISBN-13: 978-0380804665
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 2.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,060,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Throughout the annals of history, the best of intentions -- and sometimes the worst -- have set in motion events with a vastly different outcome than originally intended. In this entertaining, fact-filled chronicle, William Forstchen and Bill Fawcett explore the watersheds of history that began as the best of ideas and ended as the worst of fiascoes.
A HOLY WAR -- The Medieval Crusades for religious liberation become centuries of slaughter and destruction.
SIBLING RIVALRY -- Leif Erikson spares his sister's life and delays the discovery of the New World for five hundred years.
BIG GUNS -- Emperor Constantine XI refuses to buy a new supercannon that would let him dominate his enemies, so its creator sells the cannon to the Turks, who then crush Constantinople.
With casual wit and subtle insight, It Seemed Like a Good Idea...tucks tongue in cheek and rides out the fiascoes of history.
The year is 1985, and two great superpowers -- the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.-- are locked in a lethal, escalating race of arms and technology.When reports are received of a devastating new Soviet weapon -- a prototype attack submarine more advanced than anything in the U.S. undersea arsenal -- a nearly obsolete Grayback Class submarine carrying a platoon of SEALs is suddenly America's greatest hope.Their mission: to penetrate the Soviet sub's home port, the heavily defended Severodvinsk shipyard on the White Sea, and bring back secret data on the new sub.The task is almost impossible but failure would give a powerful enemy dominion over the Earth's waters -- and a first-strike advantage that could prove nothing less than catastrophic to the Free World.The year is 1985, and two great superpowers--the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.--are locked in a lethal, escalating race of arms and technology.When reports are received of a devastating new Soviet weapon--a prototype attack submarine more advanced than anything in the U.S. undersea arsenal--a nearly obsolete Grayback Class submarine carrying a platoon of SEALs is suddenly America's greatest hope.Their mission: to penetrate the Soviet sub's home port, the heavily defended Severodvinsk shipyard on the White Sea, and bring back secret data on the new sub.The task is almost impossible but failure would give a powerful enemy dominion over the Earth's waters--and a first-strike advantage that could prove nothing less than catastrophic to the Free World.About the Author
H. Jay Riker has written ten books in his bestselling military fiction series, SEALs The Warrior Breed. In addition he is the author of a second series of novels dealing with submarine warfare, The Silent Service.
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3.1 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for a plane ride, Mar 12 2000
By John A. Williams - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Grayback Class (Mass Market Paperback)
This book was a page turner. It held more than enough suspense to keep me going. While the character depth wasn't all it could be, you still cared about their well being. The action in this book was excellent, and even though the plot sounds thin, that is probably the way that information was found on the Russian Akula class subs. A fine read, and I'll watch for the next Silent Service to come out.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Could not put this book down!, Mar 20 2000
By Scott Sloan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Grayback Class (Mass Market Paperback)
Being a big fan of the techno-thriller genre, and a huge fan of submarines, buying this book was a no brainer. Now I was unfamiliar with the author, but Riker drops you right into the driver's seat of both the state-of-the-art Los Angeles class as well as the aging Grayback, and doesn't let you up for air. The book has something for everyone from SEAL teams to skulking Russian attack subs to a climax that has to be read! Talk about the edge of my seat! Someone read this, and go "hmm.. we could make that into a movie!" A throughly good read, and I can't wait until his next Silent Service book comes out in Spring 2001
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Better than his SEAL series, July 23 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Grayback Class (Mass Market Paperback)
You'll either like it or not. I'm looking forward to the next one. This was far better than his SEAL series where he copied the real life work of others (from their autobiography / books) Only a couple of technical mistakes, but a page turner none the less.
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