The Hunt for Red October: A Novel - Clancy, Tom

The Hunt for Red October: A Novel by Clancy, Tom

Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Published by Naval Institute Press, 1984

The Soviet's most valuable ship -- a new ballistic-missile submarine with their most trusted and skilled naval officer at the helm -- is attempting to defect to the United States. It is high treason on an unprecedented scale, and the Soviet's mission is to seek and destroy her at any cost.If the U.S. fleet can locate the Red October and get her safely to port, it will be the intelligence coup of all time. But the submarine has a million square miles in which to hide and the deadly game of hide-and-seek is on."THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER is a thriller that stands in a category all alone. With his rich imagination and grasp of advanced technology, Clancy has created a dramatic and realistic adventure." (Publisher's Source) The Washington Post - Reid Beddow Breathlessly exciting .It may be the most satisfactory novel of a sea chase since C.F. Forester perfected the form.