Naval Nuclear

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.

In Heroes Beneath the Waves, many brave men who rode submarines to great depths and across the oceans into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. They allow us to travel back in time through their memories. Trained for years to keep silent - for "loose lips sink ships" - many still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. Others, however, want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for people to learn and live by - to know that freedom is not free.

“Charles Jett has written an entertaining and factual memoir of an important time and series of events in the history of the cold war. He has succeeded in telling the unclassified story of the journey taken by an extraordinary group of men who built the first operational “Super Nuke” and effectively shared what they developed with others in the entire US nuclear submarine force. He created the SSN Pre Deployment training program, consolidated developments made on the Ray to create the highly useful Geographic Plot (Geo Plot) and wrote the tactical doctrine for the SSN based electronic...

Can Peter Sinclair and his men foil a Communist revolt in the Caribbean? Lieutenant Peter Sinclair, RN is recalled to serve with the British Section of the United Nations Naval Security Force. In command of one of Britain's first nuclear-powered submarines, HM Nuclear Submarine Rugged, Sinclair manages to man her with most of his former ship's company, including Able Seaman Bill Hawkins and Lieutenant Hank Jefferson, US Navy.

The story of the NR-1 is told against the tense background of the Cold War and peopled with such rich characters as the acerbic Admiral Hyman Rickover, ocean scientist Robert Ballard (who found the Titanic), the designers and builders who faced almost impossible tasks to give life to the ship, the unique officers and sailors who took the little boat down into depths on covert missions, and the families who waited for them on shore, unaware that there would be no escape if the boat ran into trouble.

A shoulder-launched missile attack on a convoy of vehicles leaving the UN headquarters in New York kills several diplomats, including the American ambassador. Security footage reveals that the killer behind the attack is a disgraced former special forces operative, Mark Alperi. But before US intelligence operatives can catch up with him, Alperi is already onto the next phase of his plan.

When a Chinese hypersonic missile tears into a U.S. aircraft carrier, killing hundreds and crippling its air wing, Commander Rachel Hale is flown straight into the wreckage to replace a fallen aviator—and to fight a war that has already crossed every red line. The Pacific is on the brink. Carrier strike groups are under constant missile attack. Tactical nuclear weapons have already been used. And the U.S. Navy is running out of pilots. Hale’s solution isn’t retreat. It’s evolution. As China presses its advantage through coercive missile strikes and carrier deployments, Hale ...

In the latest Rowe-Delamagente thriller, the two unlikely partners have less than a month to stop a North Korean missile strike after hijackers steal nuclear warhead-armed submarines. If they don’t, the USS Bunker Hill, on a peaceful mission to observe a North Korean missile launch, will be in grave danger. Piece by piece, Rowe and Delamagente uncover a bizarre nexus between a man Rowe thought dead, a North Korean communications satellite America believes is weaponized, an ideologue that cares only about revenge, and the USS Bunker Hill (a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser) tasked ...

The Cold War Didn’t Just Play Out in the Sky — It Unfolded in the Silent Depths Below The ocean was supposed to be empty. Controlled. Secure. Yet during the most dangerous decades of the Cold War, sailors, pilots, and submariners began reporting something profoundly unsettling. Unknown objects hovering above nuclear fleets. Lights descending into the sea. Radar and sonar contacts that behaved unlike anything built by human hands. While the world focused on missile silos and bomber routes, the true frontline of deterrence slipped beneath the waves — and something appeared to be ...

Douglas Webster was a young pilot from Ohio, newly married and with 17 combat missions under his belt. On December 5, 1965 he strapped into an A-4 Skyhawk bomber for a routine weapons loading drill and simulated mission. After mishandling the maneuver, the plane and its pilot sunk to the bottom of the South China Sea, along with a live B43 one-megaton thermonuclear bomb. A cover-up mission began.

What happens when a highly placed group of rogue U.S. military leaders decide to kidnap the newly elected president? "Madam President Has Been Abducted" answers this question in a thrilling and exciting story about the first female President's plans to bring about world peace but unknowingly damaging of the country's defense system. The Admiral and his comrades are not going to let that happen, and to hell with the consequences. The story moves quickly, and the end is shocking. Critics encourage the adoption of the story as the basis for a thrilling screenplay and eventual movie.

An aging Coast Guard cutter is all that stands between the world and nuclear war. As NATO and Russia edge toward open conflict in Europe, a Russian bomber collides with a U.S. fighter off the coast of Florida. In the chaos, a nuclear‑tipped hypersonic missile is accidentally launched—and vanishes from the sky. Days later, the USCGC Kauai finds a drug‑laden sailboat smashed and adrift north of the Florida Keys. The wreckage tells a different story: the “lost” missile didn’t harmlessly plunge into the Gulf of Mexico. It came down somewhere in the Keys. Now the Kauai’s crew is ...

2,600 people. 360 kilometers. January in the Arctic. Tropical gear. The march has begun. Admiral Chen's fleet is dying—reactor failing, hull breached, ice closing in. His only option: order every man, woman, and sailor to walk across the frozen sea to Cambridge Bay. In January. With gear designed for the South China Sea. Lieutenant Zhao Jianfeng walks alone at the vanguard, a robot companion his only partner, finding safe routes across sea ice that could swallow the column whole. Behind him, 2,600 lives depend on every choice he makes. Brigadier-General Fontaine watches the column ...

On Warfare: A Practical Reference is an essential guide that offers an in-depth exploration of the multifaceted nature of warfare, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of conflict, strategy, and military innovation. This book is organized into 25 categories of warfare, covering both traditional forms, such as conventional and guerrilla warfare, and emerging types like cyber warfare, hybrid warfare, and space conflict. Each category is thoroughly examined, offering insights into the evolution of tactics, key strategies, and the shifting dynamics of modern military conflicts. ...

The ice that saved them is now killing them.When a Chinese naval task force's reactor begins venting radiation across Victoria Strait, Admiral Chen Weiming faces an impossible choice: stay aboard the dying ships and watch his people die slowly, or order 2,600 sailors and marines to walk 400 nautical miles across the Arctic—in December—with tropical gear and dwindling supplies.No rescue is coming. Beijing has gone silent. The Canadians are offering help, but Chen's orders forbid him from accepting it. And somewhere between his fleet and salvation, an isolated platoon has just triggered a...

Former government agent and think-tank director Mark Jamison needs a quiet coastal refuge for his breathing problems, and maybe some space to sort out his life and what remains of his marriage. What he finds in the mysterious little village of Angel Landing quickly escalates into a series of adventures to save the planet, or at least its male inhabitants, and soon forces him to confront his past and the assumptions that brought him here. The composite Marin community of Angel Landing is brimming with secrets that an aging investigator can't ignore, especially when the old house he rents ...

"Defense XXIV" is a valuable resource for defense professionals, policymakers, and students of international security. Its strength lies in providing ground-level insights from military leaders and defense experts rather than purely theoretical analysis. The book makes a compelling case that Western democracies face a strategic inflection point requiring new thinking about force structure, alliance cooperation, and technological innovation. By capturing multiple perspectives on these challenges, it offers readers a nuanced understanding of how defense establishments are adapting to a more ...