Both the Americans and the Soviets commence an intense naval search when a trusted and skilled Soviet naval officer defects--using the USSR's most valuable nuclear submarine as his escape vehicle.
Both the Americans and the Soviets commence an intense naval search when a trusted and skilled Soviet naval officer defectsusing the USSR's most valuable nuclear submarine as his escape vehicle. Reissue. A best-selling novel. 50,000 first printing.
This is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancys phenomenal career. A military thriller so gripping in its action and so convincing in its accuracy its rumored that the White House debriefed the author. The theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. The story: the chase for a top secret Russian missile sub. Lauded by theWashington Post as breathlessly exciting, The Hunt for Red October remains a masterpiece of military fiction by one of the worlds most popular authors, a man whose shockingly realistic scenarios continue to hold us in thrall.
