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by Tom Clancy (Author) "Captain First Rank Marko Ramius of the Soviet Navy was dressed for the Arctic conditions normal to the Northern Fleet submarine base at Polyarnyy ..." (more)
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Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision: the Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. And the most incredible chase in history is on....

The Hunt for Red October is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so accurate and convincing that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a runaway top secret Russian missile sub. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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"I consider this Clancy's best work, and it's made even more exciting (if that's possible) by the superb performance of Richard Crenna." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good yarn, Nov 29 2007
By Sharon McCarthy (Paddington) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hunt For Red October (Mass Market Paperback)
This narrative presents one of the most frightening deceptions in modern history; Captain Marko Ramius intends to defect to America, while his crew remain loyal to the Soviet Union.

This deception is made doubly daring by the Soviet Navy's claim that he is a renegade who threatens independent missile launch. Luckily, the crew believes him after his sub is fired upon by a Soviet aircraft, narrowly escaping.

He says, "if they were really shooting at us, we'd be dead." This study in the psychology of leadership presents a fascinating conclusion: though there are only 12 officers aboard, the 180+ enlisted men obey them faithfully, simply because the naval code requires it. Apparently, that's what has the navigator so worked up when he exclaims, "we could have a mutiny on our hands."

The possibility of a renegade or "rogue" launching nuclear weapons is quite real. In today's new world order, that possibility is increased dramatically, as evidenced by the recent crisis in the formerly Soviet Chechnya. Some of the new states in the Commonwealth have nuclear weapons which were strategically placed by the Soviet equivalent of the Strategic Air Command.

Thus the Soviet ploy of telling the U.S. that the missile launch was imminent was actually a shrewd move. In this way, the U.S. would have to destroy the sub or else let on that top officials knew Ramius's true intentions, alerting the Soviets that their leadership had been penetrated by CIA.

However, since Ryan acted alone and used his own instinct, the U.S. was able to simulate the destruction of the sub and take it to Norfolk, VA, where it may remain today.

Interestingly enough, President Reagan endorsed this book when it was first published, implying that the story is true. If such a tale is indeed fact, it would mean certain doom for the relationship between the U.S. and Russia if made public, as shown in Executive Orders.

Some day, we will know the truth (in 2035, when the 50 years expire). It would be really great to one day walk aboard a Soviet ballistic missile submarine, not so much as an object of conquest, but as an intriguing representation of the nuclear threat that could have destroyed everyone on earth.


Would also recommend the novels: DEBT OF HONOR and INTO THE STORM, along with Patterson's YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. Loved all of these and would highly recommend them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A thriller, Aug 28 2005
By Doris (Cork, Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Hunt for Red October (Hardcover)
The book is full of action , suspense, drama and amazingly moving characters . Also recommended: Putin's Russia, Union Moujik,Kremlin Rising
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2.0 out of 5 stars Exciting but fundamentally flawed, Jul 17 2004
By jdubs55 (Falls Church, VA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hunt For Red October (Mass Market Paperback)
I don't want to trash a really good book, but one aspect of this book is really off the mark. Tom Clancy's research is legendary so I don't know how this got by him. Captain Marko Ramius is the Lithuanian-born commanding officer on the Soviet nuclear submarine Red October. That's the problem right there. The Soviets would never, ever, ever, ever, ever let a Lithuanian (even a half Lithuanian) be captian of anything....ever. It never happened, it never would. So that ruined the beginning of the book for me.
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1.0 out of 5 stars The Hunt For Red October
I was really dissapointed in this book. It's the first and only book i've read by clancy. The book starts out ok during the first few pages, but after that it gets purely... Read more
Published on Jul 1 2004 by Captain Trips

4.0 out of 5 stars Still, one of his best.
A great novel that introduced us to Jack Ryan, and kicked off the techno-thriller novel. Captain Marko Ramius, commander of the Soviet missile submarine Red October, uses his... Read more
Published on Jun 28 2004 by John

1.0 out of 5 stars Dull, dull, dull
This has to be one of the most boring "thrillers" I have ever read. It starts out strong, but just when Clancy has succeeded in getting you interested, the book... Read more
Published on Jun 24 2004 by loves shoes

5.0 out of 5 stars the hunt
The Hunt for Red October was a great book, about the hunt for a submarine that had a new motor in it that ran on jet repulsion that made it move sliently and undetective. Read more
Published on May 18 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars The First is Always the Best
Review: Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October

It is December 1986 and Captain First Rank Marko Ramius, son of a dominant Communist Party Secretary and the Soviet Union's... Read more
Published on May 10 2004 by AJ Marx

5.0 out of 5 stars Just one of those books
What can really be said about this white-knuckled page-turner? There's a reason that Tom Clancy is so synonymous with this genre and that reason is the Hunt For Red October. Read more
Published on April 30 2004 by John T hinman

3.0 out of 5 stars A great story
This is the first book I read by Tom Clancy and I really enjoyed it. The only problem I had with the book was that I saw the movie first and therefore I knew the story and knew a... Read more
Published on April 26 2004 by Brendan

5.0 out of 5 stars To correct a fellow reviewer....
The Hunt For Red October by Tom Clancy is his first novel, and without a doubt his best. Deep in the Atlantic ocean, a Soviet sub lurkes heading west, and with the help of a... Read more
Published on Feb 26 2004 by Eric

4.0 out of 5 stars A riveting techno-thriller
Somewhere in the North Atlantic, a Russian sub breaks away from its patrol route and makes a mad dash for the coast of the United States. Read more
Published on Feb 22 2004 by JLind555

5.0 out of 5 stars Great writing, compelling story with a sympathetic character
I picked up this book a while back and worried that I would get bored by technical details and such. Read more
Published on Jan 22 2004 by Jared Garrett

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