Rising Tide: untold stories of Russian subs in the cold war

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I just finished reading Rising Tide: The Untold Story of the Russian Submarines that Fought in the Cold War by Gary E. Weir and Walter J. Boyne. It proved to be quite the interesting read.

In this non-fiction thriller, the authors take us through the events of the Cold War from the perspective of the Soviet crewmen that surved and commanded the subs. From the 1950 era diesel boats like the whiskeys and romeos, to the advent of Soviet nuclear power, to the likes of the Victor and Alfa, we get a view of what it was like to be in command of these boats. We follow the Russians through the suffering of early soviet submarine life, through the nuclear accidents of the K-3 and K-19. The glory of surfacing in the arctic. The fear of surfacing in the middle of an American battle group off Cuba, and everything in between.

If you are a fan of submarines or Cold War history, this is a book you won’t be able to put down.