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Bill Brooks
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Richard Thompson
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The Tiger Cruise is an audiobook about a Los Angeles Class nuclear attack submarine, the USS Woodbridge, which leaves Norfolk on a routine two day tiger cruise. The tiger cruise is a navy tradition whereby family and friends are invited to sail aboard a naval vessel to get first-hand experience of navy tradition at sea. After the Woodbridge embarks, a large earthquake strikes in the mid-Atlantic and, for the first time in recorded history, large tsunamis strike the East Coast all but destroying the naval base at Norfolk.
Iraq, lying in wait for the opportunity to strike back at America, deploys a mini-nuclear submarine loaded with lethal anthrax toward the shores of America. The Navy, crippled by the large tidal waves that struck the coast, calls on the Woodbridge to seek and destroy the Iraqi invaders. The Woodbridge, having left a third of its crew behind to accommodate 14 civilians ranging in age from 10 to 72 and its nuclear reactor and sonar damaged by the quake, answers the call. Only one ship can stop them in a race for the coast.
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- Narrated by: George Wilson
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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No espionage missions have been kept more secret than those involving American submarines. Now, Blind Man's Bluff shows for the first time how the navy sent submarines wired with self-destruct charges into the heart of Soviet seas to tap crucial underwater telephone cables. It unveils how the navy's own negligence might have been responsible for the loss of the USS Scorpion, a submarine that disappeared, all hands lost, 30 years ago.
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best Cold War documentary...
- By Kojoukhinator Sr. on 11-15-17
By: Sherry Sontag, and others
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The Taking of K-129
- How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History
- By: Josh Dean
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
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In the early hours of February 25, 1968, a Russian submarine armed with three nuclear ballistic missiles set sail from its base in Siberia on a routine combat patrol to Hawaii. Then it vanished. As the Soviet navy searched in vain for the lost vessel, a small, highly classified American operation using sophisticated deep-sea spy equipment found it - wrecked on the sea floor at a depth of 16,800 feet, far beyond the capabilities of any salvage that existed.
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One of the great stories in history
- By Ben Newman on 11-21-17
By: Josh Dean
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Pacific Glory
- World War II Navy, Book 1
- By: P. T. Deutermann
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
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Marsh Vincent, Mick McCarty, and Tommy Lewis were inseparable friends during their naval academy years, each man in love with the beautiful, unattainable Glory Hawthorne. Only Tommy wins her heart and marries Glory after graduation. Different skills set the three men on separate paths in the Navy, but they are all forever changed by the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941.
Glory, now Tommy’s widow, is a tough Navy nurse still grieving her loss while trying to save lives at the Pearl Harbor naval hospital.
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Best of PT Deutermann
- By MM on 11-27-11
By: P. T. Deutermann
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War Beneath the Waves
- A True Story of Courage and Leadership Aboard a World War II Submarine
- By: Don Keith
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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In November 1943, while on war patrol in the Makassar Strait, the USS Billfish submarine was spotted by the Japanese, who launched a vicious depth-charge attack. Explosions wracked the sub for 15 straight hours. With his senior officers incapacitated, diving officer Charlie Rush boldly assumed command and led key members of the crew in a heroic effort to keep their ship intact as they tried to escape.
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Interesting historical review
- By Rick on 04-25-10
By: Don Keith
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Event
- By: David L. Golemon
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
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In the summer of 1947, an unidentified object crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. There were no survivors. Now it's happened again. But this time, two creatures have emerged from the wreckage alive.
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A Great Series.
- By Frank on 07-29-13
By: David L. Golemon
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Ashes of Victory
- A Novel
- By: Joe Weber, R.J. Pineiro
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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The United States is under attack. From the sea and the sky, the devastating attacks come, crippling the US military's ability to respond. Thousands have been killed and injured. For President Cord Macklin, this is the greatest challenge of his life, greater than risking his life in the skies over Vietnam and greater than guiding the country through some of the most trying times. But none has been more trying than this. Below the sea, a predator stalks the pride of America's Navy: its aircraft carriers. Deadly and silent, this killer seems able to elude all efforts to find it.
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Two stars deducted for poor editing
- By Michael Berg on 10-28-18
By: Joe Weber, and others
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Sea Stories
- My Life in Special Operations
- By: William H. McRaven
- Narrated by: William H. McRaven
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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Admiral William H. McRaven is back with amazing stories of bravery and heroism from his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces.
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Behind-the-scenes look at high level military life
- By N. on 10-23-19
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Gallant Lady
- A Biography of the USS Archerfish
- By: Don Keith, Ken Henry
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
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The Archerfish, a diesel powered Balao-class submarine crafted in the 1940s, won a unique, heroic place in military history and the memories of her crew members. Here is her story: from her assembly in New England and her dedication by Eleanor Roosevelt's personal secretary, to her service in World War II, where she broke the back of the Japanese Navy, and her critical role in the Cold War.
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Bilgewater
- By Richard on 04-01-06
By: Don Keith, and others
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Lunar Discovery
- Discovery Series, Book 1
- By: Salvador Mercer
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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What lies on the dark side of the moon could change the course of humanity forever. When a Chinese rover discovers an alien technology on the dark side of the moon, it is up to Richard "Rock" Crandon and his NASA team of scientists and engineers to devise a way to return before the Chinese and Russians. Forced to deal with bureaucratic oversight and a complex team of personalities, Rock Crandon pushes his team to their limits.
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Tech savvy people beware
- By Gordon on 10-27-16
By: Salvador Mercer
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- 10-05-15
A two day cruise turns into a race to save the US
I thought the premise of "The Tiger Cruise" to be a very intriguing one. A tiger cruise is a Navy tradition in which family (and sometimes friends) of a crew member are invited on board a vessel in order that they may see first hand a sailor's life at sea. Nothing much ever happens on a tiger cruise and it is usually just a two day semi-vacation for the crew. The Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine, the USS Woodbridge, is the setting for this cruise, and as submarines are very limited in space, about one-third of the crew was left behind to make space for the civilians. However, in this novel, an outside event makes the Woodbridge essential to the national defense of the country, and the boat must make ready for combat, civilians included.
As a former submariner, the plot interested me and the pacing was well done. Told mainly from the perspectives of the four main players, the reader is given an omnipresent view of the action and this helped keep me engaged. It was laid out in a chronological order, and that allowed the reader to see what the effect of certain character actions had on the other players.
While the plot was well done, the characterizations were, in my opinion, lacking in substance.. They were one-dimensional and flat. For example, it is stated more than once that George Owens was the "best CO" certain crew members had ever served under. While that in itself is not surprising, no other viewpoint of the Woodbridge's Captain is offered. Men do not rise to any position of power without stepping on a few toes, intentional or not, and I found it hard to believe that nobody on the crew had any issues with George. And Knox Jones, the CIA station chief in London, was a similar case. He was also described as the best at what he did, although it is clear that he was not as universally liked as George Owens. And, I admit, he was shown to make a few mistakes, but I just find it extremely coincidental that two of the best men in their respective fields were ready and available when disaster struck the East Coast of the United States and the ensuing national security crisis.
There were also major issues with the accuracy of the details about the submarine itself. Some are minor, such as standing section watches during battle stations. Since everyone has a post during battle stations, there would be no need for section watches. And unless there was a modification to the station bill, no one would be available to spell those at their stations. Some of the inaccuracies were major, such as almost everything about the reactor plant. One that sticks out is the leaking valve at the radioactive waste pumping station. That waste pumping station does not exist on any submarine I have ever heard about. If there were such an animal, where would they pump it to? Space is limited on submarines, therefore if pumped to a tank, how long would it be before needing to be emptied? Additionally, anything radioactive would be secured inside the reactor compartments, which contains a great deal of shielding to protect the crew. Perhaps Mr. Thompson did not wish to divulge US nuclear secrets, and that would be fine with me. However, I did not read any author notes explaining this was the case. If it was, he should have told the readers.
I felt the narration of this novel was in need of revision. My largest complaint of the performance is Bill Brooks' over enunciation of the text. It bothered me for two reasons. First, his speech just did not seem natural. The words were clipped to such a degree that it actually took my attention away from what he was saying. The second reason is that this over enunciation had the effect of slowing down the flow of the story. This did not seem to fit well with an action/suspense thriller. Mr. Brooks did, however, employ a variety of voices for the different characters and thus made it easier to follow who was speaking.
All things considered, in my humble opinion this was an OK read. The plot was good and kept me engaged. The characters were not all that interesting and the technical details were amiss. If you would like to read a well thought out 'fictional' submarine adventure, then I believe you will enjoy this book. If you are looking for an accurate account of the operations of a nuclear sub, then perhaps you should look elsewhere.
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- galusht
- 10-24-14
Poor submarine story
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
The author should have done more extensive research about the operations of a nuclear submarine. As a former submariner I can attest that this was more like the old TV series "Voyage to the bottom of the sea", somewhat entertaining but ........
Would you ever listen to anything by Richard Thompson again?
No
How could the performance have been better?
If the narrator would have stuck with just the narration and someone else did the characters it would have been better.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Not a bad disaster story.
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