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matt stokes

Retired US Navy Submariner. Served in 2 Diesel boats, 2 fast attacks and 2 SSBNs Retired as Master Chief. Worked in civilian Nuclear power plants as a second career.

Apex, NC, US | Member Since 2011

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  • Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War | [W. Craig Reed]
    Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War
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    Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 37 mins)
    • By W. Craig Reed
    • Narrated By Tom Weiner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (208)
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    (118)
    Story
    (117)

    Red November is filled with hair-raising, behind-the-scenes stories that take you deep beneath the surface and into the action of the Cold War. Few know how close the world has come to annihilation better than the warriors who served America during the tense, 45-year struggle known as the Cold War. Yet for decades, their work has remained shrouded in secrecy.

    Rick says: "Blind Man's Bluff meets Cuban Missile Crisis"
    "great"
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    If you could sum up Red November in three words, what would they be?

    accurate exciting


    Any additional comments?

    As somrone who served on a couple of the boats in this book. I was able to connect.
    the author really knows subs. the narrator actually pronounced "submariner" correctly

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Black Sea Affair | [Don Brown]
    Black Sea Affair
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    Black Sea Affair

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 28 mins)
    • By Don Brown
    • Narrated By James Adams
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (97)
    Performance
    (80)
    Story
    (79)

    As the U.S. Navy searches for weapons-grade plutonium that has been smuggled by terrorists out of Russia, a submarine mishap in the Black Sea brings the United States and Russia to the brink of nuclear war. It is a race against the clock, with Russian missiles activated and programmed for American cities.

    John Gardner says: "The book disappoints on many levels"
    "what a disappointment"
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    This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

    As a 20 year submariner, this really was a bummer. someone with no knowledge of subs might enjoy it


    Would you ever listen to anything by Don Brown again?

    no


    How did the narrator detract from the book?

    just wrong accent


    If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Black Sea Affair?

    all scenes aboard the Sub. The writer knows nothing about subs. We don't use the term :Torp:. No C.O would ever refer to the Chief of the Boat as "Mister". Everything aboutv the sub was wrong.


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