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Crash Dive: A Collection of Submarine Stories
by
Larry Bond
They are the ultimate unseen deterrent in modern warfare. Thousands of tons of steel, missiles, torpedoes, and men, lurking silently hundreds of feet underwater, able to lie off any coastline and unleash a devastating hail of destruction with pinpoint accuracy. They are the true masters of the oceans, bringing hostile military sea traffic to a standstill, striking swift
Hardcover, 368 pages
Published
April 13th 2010
by Forge Books
(first published 2010)
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Like myself, most young men of my time were fascinated by the war tools of World War II and the Korean War.
In the year 1963, the submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank and was lost at sea during deep-diving tests off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. There were no survivors.
My lively imagination tried to capture a mental picture of the tense moments those men felt prior to the implosion, but I failed miserably.
That failure motivated me to read hundreds of books, one of which was Crash Dive....more
In the year 1963, the submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank and was lost at sea during deep-diving tests off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. There were no survivors.
My lively imagination tried to capture a mental picture of the tense moments those men felt prior to the implosion, but I failed miserably.
That failure motivated me to read hundreds of books, one of which was Crash Dive....more
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Crash Dive: True Stories of Submarine Combat
by Larry Bond contains riveting submarine action taken from fifteen books written by submariners. As such, the majority of these excerpts are told in first person with an insider's view of the hardships, victories, and horrors of 20th Century submarine service.
Along with familiar submarine warfare writers such as Americans Edward L. Beach and Edward Young, Bond has also selected British, German, and Russian writers to help describe submarine combat d...more
Along with familiar submarine warfare writers such as Americans Edward L. Beach and Edward Young, Bond has also selected British, German, and Russian writers to help describe submarine combat d...more
Crash Dive: True Stories of Submarine Combat
By Larry Bond
Publisher: Forge
Published In: New York, NY
Date: 2010
Pgs: 379
Summary:
Submariners and submarine warfare. Ready at a moment’s notice. Lurking unseen, silent, ready to unleash their torpedos on the enemy. World War 2 and the Cold War vignettes.
Genre:
war
Main Character:
N/A or submarines in general
Favorite Character:
N/A
Least Favorite Character:
N/A
Favorite Scene:
In the final story in the book, when the USSR put Captain Shevchenko’s plan into moti...more
By Larry Bond
Publisher: Forge
Published In: New York, NY
Date: 2010
Pgs: 379
Summary:
Submariners and submarine warfare. Ready at a moment’s notice. Lurking unseen, silent, ready to unleash their torpedos on the enemy. World War 2 and the Cold War vignettes.
Genre:
war
Main Character:
N/A or submarines in general
Favorite Character:
N/A
Least Favorite Character:
N/A
Favorite Scene:
In the final story in the book, when the USSR put Captain Shevchenko’s plan into moti...more
If you are looking for a collection of stories about submarine warfare during the paast fifty years, written by the people who were there, this is for you. It is not a novel, but a collection written by the captains and crewmen who actually served on the "boats."
There are scenes of unnerving tracking of contacts and then running from some when found out. Scenes of torpedoing enemy cargo ships, only to find out they carried hindreds of "friendly" prisoners. Then the scenes of trying to pick up as...more
There are scenes of unnerving tracking of contacts and then running from some when found out. Scenes of torpedoing enemy cargo ships, only to find out they carried hindreds of "friendly" prisoners. Then the scenes of trying to pick up as...more
Crash Dive by Larry Bond
This is a collection of short stories about submarine warfare. The stories were, for the most part, penned by the men who lived them. The statistics showing the loss of boats and lives were daunting. The stories show the character and courage of the sailors that were courageous enough to fight our countries enemies from beneath the sea.
I didn’t know that submariners were all volunteers nor did I realize how much submarine action took place on the surface of the sea rathe...more
This is a collection of short stories about submarine warfare. The stories were, for the most part, penned by the men who lived them. The statistics showing the loss of boats and lives were daunting. The stories show the character and courage of the sailors that were courageous enough to fight our countries enemies from beneath the sea.
I didn’t know that submariners were all volunteers nor did I realize how much submarine action took place on the surface of the sea rathe...more
I'm not entirely sure what I was expecting when I picked this book up. What I got was a bunch of excerpted stories from other books detailing multiple experiences of submarine combat, operations, and life. Having grown up during the Cold War, the entries written by Soviet submarine commanders were especially interesting. While providing a good introduction to the genre, the book mainly succeeded in making me want to seek out some of the books that its stories were drawn from.
If you're looking fo...more
If you're looking fo...more
Crash Dive is a collection of previously published submarine combat stories. The stories range from WWII encounters through harrowing Cold War adventures. The stories are engaging despite the book's length and they go quickly.
My favorite story in the book is Accident on K-219, where in October 1986 a Soviet nuclear submarine carrying 15-16 missiles equipped with 34 nuclear warheads experienced an explosion and fire in one of its missile tubes while on patrol near Bermuda. K-219's twin nuclear re...more
My favorite story in the book is Accident on K-219, where in October 1986 a Soviet nuclear submarine carrying 15-16 missiles equipped with 34 nuclear warheads experienced an explosion and fire in one of its missile tubes while on patrol near Bermuda. K-219's twin nuclear re...more
Pretty good. Small bites of books written by submariners. Might look up a few of the complete works one day.
Excellent read. I would read this again in the future and I will be reading a bunch of the books mentioned in this one
I received my copy of Crash Dive from FirstReads, it came at the beginning of Spring when life gets really busy and I read less.
The book is a collection of 15 true submarine stories from WWII to the cold war and accounts of exploring to the North Pole. The stories put you in the submarine privy to some of the stresses, tactics, and conditions experienced by the crew members. Some of the stories are from the perspective of the Nazi's or the Soviet Union.
The book includes a short biography on each...more
The book is a collection of 15 true submarine stories from WWII to the cold war and accounts of exploring to the North Pole. The stories put you in the submarine privy to some of the stresses, tactics, and conditions experienced by the crew members. Some of the stories are from the perspective of the Nazi's or the Soviet Union.
The book includes a short biography on each...more
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Mail, time, Others, then I can read this one. It'll be a while. Sorry.
Won this through the First Reads giveaway. Looks interesting!
good read.
This book is various stories from submarine sailors, all of which are true. Stories range from WWII to the Cold War era. The majority of the WWII stories consist of shooting torpedos and then hoping they hit. Bond could have cut several stories that felt like deja vu from the one before it.. Otherwise some decent stories.
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Larry Bond is the author of several bestselling military thrillers, including Crash Dive, Cold Choices, Dangerous Ground, Red Phoenix and the Larry Bond’s First Team and Larry Bond’s Red Dragon Rising series. He was a naval officer for six years, serving four on a destroyer and two on shore duty in the Washington DC area. He's also worked as a warfare analyst and antisubmarine technology expert, a...more
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