Big Red: The Three-Month Voyage Of A Trident Nuclear Submarine; Author: Waller, Douglas C.; Paperback

Author: Waller, Douglas C.
Paperback; Ill. Plan, Ports.
463 pages
Published: May 2002
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
ISBN: 0380820781

A veteran Time magazine correspondent penetrates the secret world of nuclear submarines and takes readers on a three-month patrol under the Atlantic Ocean inside the U.S.S. Nebraska, nicknamed Big Red. In their own words, the crew reveals the top-secret procedures for starting World War III, including secret codes and highly-classified battle tactics for nuclear combat.The three-month voyage of a Trident Nuclear Submarine. For fans of 'Blind Man's Bluff', 'Black Hawk Down' and other military books as well as adventure enthusiasts. The three-month voyage of a Trident Nuclear Submarine. For fans of 'Blind Man's Bluff', 'Black Hawk Down' and other military books as well as adventure enthusiasts.Describes a three month-long patrol of the North Atlantic by the USS Nebraska, a submarine armed with nuclear weapons, and the everyday life of its officers and crew.