{"product_id":"crash-dive-true-stories-of-submarine-combat-paperback","title":"Crash Dive: True Stories of Submarine Combat - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Bond\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by bestselling author Larry Bond, \u003ci\u003eCrash Dive \u003c\/i\u003ecollects the best nonfiction writing on submarines, the near-silent killers of the deep and their crews. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They are the ultimate unseen deterrent in modern warfare. Thousands of tons of steel, missiles, torpedoes, and men lurking silently hundreds of feet underwater, able to lie off any coastline and unleash a devastating hail of destruction with pinpoint accuracy. They are the true masters of the oceans, striking swift and unseen before slipping away, ready to do it all over again at a moment's notice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Submarines and their crews have long held a revered place in the military, with a special place of honor reserved for those men who willingly seal themselves in what could amount to a nuclear-powered coffin for months on end. Although the submarine is a relatively recent development in the field of warfare, many of the men who live and fight in these steel fish have already become legends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the tough \u003ci\u003eGato \u003c\/i\u003eclass boats that harassed the Japanese Navy during World War II to the cat-and-mouse games played by U.S. and Soviet submarines during the Cold War, \u003ci\u003eCrash Dive \u003c\/i\u003ewill take you inside the deep and deadly world of the military submarine.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for author Larry Bond: \u003cbr\u003e\"A superb storyteller . . . Larry Bond seems to know everything about warfare, from the grunt in the foxhole to the fighter pilots far above the earth.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\"The New York Times\"\u003cbr\u003e\"\"\u003cbr\u003e\"\"\"Larry Bond's new submarine thriller, \"Cold Choices,\" sends \"The Hunt for Red October,\" \"Das Boot, \" and \"Run Silent, Run Deep\" straight to the bottom of the sea! A nuclear fireball of a thriller!\"\u003cbr\u003e--Douglas Preston, \"New York\"\" Times\" bestselling author of \"Blasphemy\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Forget everything you've ever heard about submarine novels! The sub battles in \"Cold Choices\" will have you biting your nails, shaking in your shoes and gasping for breath. The King of the 21st Century Sub Thriller is back.\"\u003cbr\u003e--David Hagberg, \"New York\"\" Times \"bestselling author of \"The Expediter\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"Dangerous Ground\" is a great submarine novel. When I grow up I want to write like Larry Bond.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Stephen Coonts, \"New York\"\" Times\" bestselling author of \"The Assassin\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Bond\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several bestselling military thrillers, including \u003ci\u003eCold Choices\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDangerous Gro\u003c\/i\u003eu\u003ci\u003end\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e and the Larry Bond's First Team and Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising series. He was a naval officer for six years, serving four on a destroyer and two on shore duty in the Washington DC area. He's also worked as a warfare analyst and antisubmarine technology expert, and he now writes and designs computer games, including Harpoon and Command at Sea. He makes his home in Springfield, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52614464045363,"sku":"9780765324573","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MDdqdTRVWWZQdnNDRXZFekxtWVp4Zz09.webp?v=1761872193","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/crash-dive-true-stories-of-submarine-combat-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}