Nimitz Class

De: Patrick Robinson

Narrado por: George Guidall

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Interesting premise but it has problems.

I can suspend the knowledge that this story is now historically outdated, but I have a great deal of difficulty accepting the basic premise that an entire carrier group with today’s equipment and training can't protect a billion-dollar nuclear aircraft carrier from one old diesel-electric submarine, no matter how good the captain and crew. I also found it difficult to accept that an entire submarine and crew could be “bought” so easily to attempt such an impossible mission without anyone else knowing.

There were certain portions of the story that didn’t really add much to its total value such as the lengthy character development of the carrier command team early on and the detailed farm and prairie sections. At times, I thought the whole story was really designed to focus on whether or not a crew could get a submarine through the Bosporus below the surface. Would a president really make his responses to such a tragic terrorist act solely contingent on this? Seems improbable to me.

Also, WAY too much politics for my taste, and the narrator just didn’t feel right for the story.

Fun book, great narrator.

George Guidell does a fantastic job reading this fun book by Patrick Robinson. I can't imagine anyone else voicing Admiral Morgan.

PR at this best

These books from the turn of the century are so much better than the later books by PR. This one is. Clancy - esqe submarine caper with the gruff Arnold Morgan. There's a part of this book that makes no sense and is just there to get the Scottish admiral something to do (transit the Bosphorus)

Great story about navel war ships

I was in the navy and enjoyed going back if just in my mind. The story was very believable with the facts and blended with fiction.
Anyone that was on a submarine will feel right at home.
Very great story.

Great listen

I enjoyed this audible book very much. I would highly recommend this book well worth your time.