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New York: Berkley Books, 1993. First Paperback Edition [stated]. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. Good. xx, 328, [4] pages. Glossary. Bibliography. Cover has noticeable w… Plus…

New York: Berkley Books, 1993. First Paperback Edition [stated]. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. Good. xx, 328, [4] pages. Glossary. Bibliography. Cover has noticeable wear, creasing and soiling. A small piece at the bottom of front cover is gone. Signed by author on half-title page. Two other signatures (unidentified) but one could be that of John Gresham) also present. Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 - October 1, 2013) was an American novelist best known for his technically detailed espionage and military-science story lines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of his novels were bestsellers, and more than 100 million copies of his books are in print. His name was also used on movie scripts written by ghostwriters, nonfiction books on military subjects, and video games. He was a part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles and vice-chairman of their community activities and public affairs committees. Clancy's literary career began in 1984 when he sold The Hunt for Red October for $5,000. His works, The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and The Sum of All Fears, have been turned into commercially successful films. Actors Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, and Chris Pine have played Clancy's most famous fictional character, Jack Ryan; his second-most famous character, John Clark, has been played by actors Willem Dafoe and Liev Schreiber. Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship (1993, is a non-fiction book written by Tom Clancy and defense systems analyst John D. Gresham. It explores the inner workings of two submarines, the USS Miami and HMS Triumph.Some editions of the book have a photo section in the middle; some have a special chapter on Seawolf class submarine and Virginia class submarines. The chapter 'Other people's submarines' has the history and other information about the submarines of other countries. Derived from a Kirkus review: America's favorite technowarrior, with the cooperation of the Navy, takes readers deeper than they've ever gone inside a nuclear submarine. Clancy's fascination with underseas combat dates back at least as far as his debut novel, The Hunt for Red October, and you can sense his pride and excitement as--after a brief but well-informed survey of the history of submarines and of a submariner's training- -he takes us aboard the USS Miami, an Improved Los Angeles-class boat berthed at the US Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut. Those who share Clancy's almost erotic admiration for technology won't be disappointed by the tour: Fans of human-interest also will find this work engaging. The author notes, for example, that life aboard the Miami is akin to "a combination of living in an oversized motor home and summer camp," with no privacy but much esprit de corps, where sleep deprivation is a major problem but dining is "a pleasure," except for the preponderance of three- bean salad and the horrid-tasting orange "bug juice"--which however, makes "an excellent scouring powder for cleaning floors and heads." Clancy follows up his tour of the Miami with a briefer one of a British sub; a rundown of various submarine missions; and glances at other countries' submarines (Sweden, it turns out, has a formidable sub force). All in all: a fast-paced silent running that will please many of the author's fans., Berkley Books, 1993, 2.5<

1993, ISBN: 0425138739

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