The Hunt for Red October (Special 15th Anniversary Edition)
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432 pages · Released Oct 15, 1999 · Berkley Trade
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This is a Cold War military thriller featuring submarine warfare, espionage, and tactical combat sequences. While the violence is not graphic or dwelled upon, it includes multiple naval battles, explosions, and deaths. The narrative is complex and highly technical, making it better suited to older teens with interest in military fiction or history. The book offers strong positive messages about defection, morality, and doing the right thing under pressure, plus educational value about submarines, Cold War politics, and military strategy.
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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 mi... 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. Its title: The Hunt for Red October.
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- Fiction
- Thriller
- Intelligence service
- Jack Ryan (Fictitious character)
- Ryan, jack (fictitious character), fiction
- Fiction, thrillers, espionage
- United States
- Intelligence service in fiction
- Soviet Union. in fiction
- Nuclear submarines
- Defectors
- Submarines (Ships)
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ISBN 9780425172902 · Berkley Trade