Red Star Rogue

By: Kenneth Sewell, Clint Richmond

Narrated by: Brian Emerson

Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

One of the great secrets of the Cold War, hidden for decades, is revealed at last.

Early in 1968, a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine sank in the waters off Hawaii, hundreds of miles closer to American shores than it should have been. Compelling evidence strongly suggests that the sub sank while attempting to fire a nuclear missile.

We now know that the Soviets had lost track of the sub; it had become a rogue. The Nixon administration launched a clandestine, half-billion-dollar project to recover the sunken K-129. The successful recovery effort helped forge new relations between the U.S. and the Soviets, even as it revealed a treacherous plan to provoke war between the U.S. and China, a plan that, had it succeeded, would have had devastating consequences.

©2005 Kenneth Sewell and Clint Richmond (P)2005 Blackstone Audiobooks

Interesting topic, Terrible narrator, too long and bad editing

I found the story itself, compelling and important, and not at all surprising that something this happened. However, the book is full of random facts that don’t move the story forward. At times it was almost too technical for the average person. I don’t need to be lead on a wild goose chase of alliteration when reading a book about such a serious event. I love audiobooks because I do a lot of driving. Sadly, the narration of this book was atrocious. The guy does not know how to end the sentence, nor pause for any kind of dramatic effect. I wouldn’t want him to read me a comic book, let alone, another novel. It was a slog to get through. I wish I had read the book myself. 

Civilization in the Balance

This is a fascinating account of the attempted nuclear destruction of an American city. The book is very well researched and presented. You will learn of an event which could have changed the course of human history. Do not miss this exciting and informative page turner.

It’s a great story, but the narrator’s weird cadence is distracting.

About every fourth sentence, it sounds like they had to edit in the last few words. It’s annoying.

And it’s not unique to this book. I have a bio of Eisenhower read by the same guy, and he has the same, weird verbal tic.

Scarily Eye Opening

I knew about the K19 / CIA / Glomar Explorer part of the story, but not the damage cause / evidence and location. Scary stuff.

Very good introduction to a situation new to me

Plot was laid out well. might have been a bit over detailed. I would read another book like this.

Never Knew this information 🤔

Sometimes hard to understand why the perpetrators did this action.
Hope it never happens again.

fascinating and important!

An expertly told, and contextually complete telling of an important cold war occurrence. highly recommend

Outstanding

Rich with detail, this fascinating account of a little-known moment in history and the resulting cascade of events that followed kept me riveted and sparked a desire to find out much more about this quandary. Well worth the choice.

Somewhat dry and tedious

I never knew about this incident, and while I found the topic fascinating, the book itself was rather dry and tedious. It seemed to keep going over the same information in what appeared to be nothing more than effort to extend the length of the book.

Great Story

The book seemed well researched.
It's a hard to believe but but after 911 and the way out government botched this new virus I have to believe the story not to mentioned our original Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
That a group of Russians tried to bomb Pearl again is feasible.
Anyway it makes an interesting story and a very easy read

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