Nuke subs books, movies, both facts and fiction ?

Dr.Sid · 08-26-08, 05:22 AM

I'd like to read something .. there is plenty of books on subsim.com but way too many. Where to start ? Let's sum good books about nuke subs, and let's sum all movies and shows too, both facts and fiction.

So I'll start with what I've read (and remembered) .. which will be very very basic I guess. The you let me find something new to read right

? I'm not interested about WW2 at the moment, for me that is different sport.

Tom Clancy:
-The hunt for the Red October
-Red storm rising
-Submarine

Alistair MacLean:
-Ice station Zebra

Movies:
-The hunt for the Red October
-That movie with Denzel Washington, written by Clancy, can't remember the name, about LA loosing antenna and redying for tactical nuke strike.
-Down Periscope (just a little about nukes but best subs movie ever).

Movies with marginal nuke sub scenes, usually very funny for someone with even basic insight about how things works on subs:
-Abyss (great underwater mood anyway)
-Godzilla

Eee .. you see .. can't remember much more at the moment.

Marcantilan · 08-26-08, 09:36 AM

Movies: K-19 The Widowmaker

Books: Many by Peter Huchthausen, including K-19 & October Fury.

About Ice Station Zebra, the sub depicted isn´t a SSN (The "Tigerfish"), in fact is the USS Ronquil, a Balao class boat.

OneShot · 08-26-08, 09:53 AM

That movie with Denzel Washington is "Crimson Tide" starring Gene Hackman as the CO of USS Alabama (an Ohio Class SSBN).

Other books ...
- SSN by Tom Clancy
- books by Patrick Robinson (like Nimitz Class)
- Blind Mans Bluff (forgot the author)

goldorak · 08-26-08, 10:41 AM

History of nuclear subs :

Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001.

Skyrider68 · 08-27-08, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr.Sid

I'd like to read something .. The you let me find something new to read right

? I'm not interested about WW2 at the moment, for me that is different sport.

Tom Clancy:
-The hunt for the Red October
-Red storm rising
-Submarine

Alistair MacLean:
-Ice station Zebra

I read Dangerous Ground by Larry Bond about 6 months ago. Not the action-fest that was the climax of Hunt for Red October, but I still thought it was a decent book. You can still find paperback copies in bookstores.

Dr.Sid · 08-27-08, 03:50 PM

Thanks for suggestions. Especially that Cold War Submarines looks good.

Btw. just watched Ice Station Zebra as a movie ! It even got 2 Oscar nomination in 68. So just in case somebody does not know (I didn't). Still like the book much more. But it was quite 'correct'. Especially I liked how they did loops and eights under the ice to map the shape of thin ice area to check if the the sub would fit there .. and how they did not explain that at all ! You just understood from the drawing what they do .. great.

Bill Nichols · 08-27-08, 04:52 PM

I'm now reading "The Ice Diaries: The True Story of One of Mankind's Greatest Adventures". Excellent book on USS Nautilus's 1958 trip under the North Pole (and the events leading up to it), written by her CO. More detailed than "Nautilus 90 North", now that much of the story has been declassified 50-years after that achievement.

Dr.Sid · 08-27-08, 06:16 PM

Thanx Bill, that must be great reading. Btw. do I understand correctly that you served on Nautilus but later ?

MR. Wood · 08-27-08, 08:43 PM

The movie Sub Down is a C- movie um Nimitz Class ,Kilo Class ,USS Seawolf by Patrick Robinson, um Red Storm Rising, Sweet missions by Bill.
More Books Rising Tide like blind mans bluff but from soviet side,Silent Steel book on the loss of USS Scorpion. Just to name a few

Bill Nichols · 08-28-08, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr.Sid

Thanx Bill, that must be great reading. Btw. do I understand correctly that you served on Nautilus but later ?

Yep, I was an officer with the last crew before decommissioning.

Sailor Steve · 08-28-08, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Sid

Alistair MacLean:
-Ice station Zebra

Also the movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036516/

Quote:

-Down Periscope (just a little about nukes but best subs movie ever).

Now that's a matter of taste.:p

Monica Lewinsky · 08-28-08, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Sid

I'd like to read something ... -Godzilla

Eee .. you see .. can't remember much more at the moment.

What about the BEST movie, EVER?

Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster?

Great movie and exciting reading!

RealJambo · 10-04-08, 03:48 AM

I found the book 'Big Red' an interesting read, factual, not fiction.

http://www.amazon.com/Big-Red-Triden.../dp/0060194847

Also, 'Blind Mans Bluff' is a good read. In one chapter, it tells of how a Sub crew who were sent to a recording device for secret wire taps off Japan to recover the tapes (I think it was Japan) left a severed cows head next to the box on the seabed to scare the next dive crew who would visit - Nice!

http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Blu...3110800&sr=1-4

08-26-08, 05:22 AM	#1
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Nuke subs books, movies, both facts and fiction ? I'd like to read something .. there is plenty of books on subsim.com but way too many. Where to start ? Let's sum good books about nuke subs, and let's sum all movies and shows too, both facts and fiction. So I'll start with what I've read (and remembered) .. which will be very very basic I guess. The you let me find something new to read right ? I'm not interested about WW2 at the moment, for me that is different sport. Tom Clancy: -The hunt for the Red October -Red storm rising -Submarine Alistair MacLean: -Ice station Zebra Movies: -The hunt for the Red October -That movie with Denzel Washington, written by Clancy, can't remember the name, about LA loosing antenna and redying for tactical nuke strike. -Down Periscope (just a little about nukes but best subs movie ever). Movies with marginal nuke sub scenes, usually very funny for someone with even basic insight about how things works on subs: -Abyss (great underwater mood anyway) -Godzilla Eee .. you see .. can't remember much more at the moment. __________________ ComSubSim forum at CADC

08-26-08, 09:36 AM	#2
Marcantilan Weps Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 374 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Movies: K-19 The Widowmaker Books: Many by Peter Huchthausen, including K-19 & October Fury. About Ice Station Zebra, the sub depicted isn´t a SSN (The "Tigerfish"), in fact is the USS Ronquil, a Balao class boat. __________________ Ultima Ratio Regis

08-26-08, 09:53 AM	#3
OneShot Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 956 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	That movie with Denzel Washington is "Crimson Tide" starring Gene Hackman as the CO of USS Alabama (an Ohio Class SSBN). Other books ... - SSN by Tom Clancy - books by Patrick Robinson (like Nimitz Class) - Blind Mans Bluff (forgot the author) __________________ All the things you always wanted to know about Dangerous Waters but never dared to ask!

08-27-08, 03:50 PM	#6
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Thanks for suggestions. Especially that Cold War Submarines looks good. Btw. just watched Ice Station Zebra as a movie ! It even got 2 Oscar nomination in 68. So just in case somebody does not know (I didn't). Still like the book much more. But it was quite 'correct'. Especially I liked how they did loops and eights under the ice to map the shape of thin ice area to check if the the sub would fit there .. and how they did not explain that at all ! You just understood from the drawing what they do .. great. __________________ ComSubSim forum at CADC

08-27-08, 04:52 PM	#7
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	I'm now reading "The Ice Diaries: The True Story of One of Mankind's Greatest Adventures". Excellent book on USS Nautilus's 1958 trip under the North Pole (and the events leading up to it), written by her CO. More detailed than "Nautilus 90 North", now that much of the story has been declassified 50-years after that achievement. __________________ My Dangerous Waters website:

08-26-08, 10:41 AM	#4
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	History of nuclear subs : Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001.

08-27-08, 06:16 PM	#8
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Thanx Bill, that must be great reading. Btw. do I understand correctly that you served on Nautilus but later ? __________________ ComSubSim forum at CADC

08-27-08, 08:43 PM	#9
MR. Wood Planesman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Obetz, Ohio Posts: 181 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 5	The movie Sub Down is a C- movie um Nimitz Class ,Kilo Class ,USS Seawolf by Patrick Robinson, um Red Storm Rising, Sweet missions by Bill. More Books Rising Tide like blind mans bluff but from soviet side,Silent Steel book on the loss of USS Scorpion. Just to name a few

10-04-08, 03:48 AM	#13
RealJambo Watch Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I found the book 'Big Red' an interesting read, factual, not fiction. http://www.amazon.com/Big-Red-Triden.../dp/0060194847 Also, 'Blind Mans Bluff' is a good read. In one chapter, it tells of how a Sub crew who were sent to a recording device for secret wire taps off Japan to recover the tapes (I think it was Japan) left a severed cows head next to the box on the seabed to scare the next dive crew who would visit - Nice! http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Blu...3110800&sr=1-4 __________________ Ubisoft SH Forums Moderator