Red Traitor
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- Author：Owen Matthews
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Summary
'This is Robert Harris storytelling territory and is told with equal panache and authenticity。 There could be no higher praise。' Daily Mail
One the least known but most terrifying moments in modern history - when the fate of the world lay with a lone， nervous Soviet naval officer one hundred meters under the Caribbean sea - lies at the heart of this breathtaking new Cold War thriller from the author of the acclaimed Black Sun。
The year is 1962， and KGB Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vasin is searching for ghosts: for evidence of the long-rumoured existence of an American spy embedded at the highest echelons of Soviet power。 But it's while on this wild goose chase， a high-stakes espionage race against a rival State agency， that Vasin first hears whispers of an ominous top-secret undertaking: Operation Anadyr。
As tensions flare between Nikita Khrushchev and President Kennedy over Russian missiles hidden in Cuba， four Soviet submarines - each carrying tactical ballistic missiles armed with thermonuclear warheads - are ordered to make a covert run at the U。S。 blockade in the Caribbean 。 。 。
One the least known but most terrifying moments in modern history - when the fate of the world lay with a lone， nervous Soviet naval officer one hundred meters under the Caribbean sea - lies at the heart of this breathtaking new Cold War thriller from the author of the acclaimed Black Sun。
The year is 1962， and KGB Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vasin is searching for ghosts: for evidence of the long-rumoured existence of an American spy embedded at the highest echelons of Soviet power。 But it's while on this wild goose chase， a high-stakes espionage race against a rival State agency， that Vasin first hears whispers of an ominous top-secret undertaking: Operation Anadyr。
As tensions flare between Nikita Khrushchev and President Kennedy over Russian missiles hidden in Cuba， four Soviet submarines - each carrying tactical ballistic missiles armed with thermonuclear warheads - are ordered to make a covert run at the U。S。 blockade in the Caribbean 。 。 。
Reviews
GERRY Hermans
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Matthews looks at the US/Russian positions during the Cuban missile crisis。 Russia deploys submarines with atomic tipped cones to be deployed when under attack。 An interesting look at the spy networks of both sides， & the actions of the sub commanders as they attempt to prevent world war。
Brian Canavan
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Great characters and setting but seemed to take a long time to get there
Cari Smith in Nelson
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Brilliant
Jennys Bücherkiste
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2022 jährt sie sich zum 60。 Mal: die Kuba-Krise。 Owen Matthews entführt zurück in die Zeit， in der die Welt kurz vor einem Atomkrieg stand - und zwar auf die sowjetische Seite。 Intrigen und Verräter spitzen die Lage immer weiter zu; der Machtkampf zwischen KGB und GRU wird zur Gefahr für die ganze Welt。 Wenn Landesverrat der patriotischste Akt ist， der geleistet werden kann， ist atemlose Spannung garantiert。 Und so fesselt Matthews Erzählung bis zum Schluss， obwohl bekannt ist， wie die Krise end 2022 jährt sie sich zum 60。 Mal: die Kuba-Krise。 Owen Matthews entführt zurück in die Zeit， in der die Welt kurz vor einem Atomkrieg stand - und zwar auf die sowjetische Seite。 Intrigen und Verräter spitzen die Lage immer weiter zu; der Machtkampf zwischen KGB und GRU wird zur Gefahr für die ganze Welt。 Wenn Landesverrat der patriotischste Akt ist， der geleistet werden kann， ist atemlose Spannung garantiert。 Und so fesselt Matthews Erzählung bis zum Schluss， obwohl bekannt ist， wie die Krise endete。 Toll gemacht und ein gelungener Gegenentwurf zu Tom Clancys Politthrillern über den Kalten Krieg。 。。。more
Jon Dean
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I mean， interesting， but not great。 Rather slow
Martin Braunton
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I was a little disappointed with this given the reviews。 The constant location changes makes for a challenging read but what disappointed me the most was the writing。 It failed to engage me in what should have been a tense thriller。 This book took me three weeks to read when normally I would complete it in three-four days。
Claudia
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I really liked this USSR spy thriller set during the Cuban Missile Crisis。 It felt authentic。 The author has family ties to the USSR and based a character on one of his relatives。 The story was definitely exciting。 The author's note explained the true history and how he wove his plot and characters around actual events。 I wish he had not used the casual contraction "gonna" in a dialogue between Soviets。 Of course the dialogue is written in English for English speaking readers， but "gonna" is com I really liked this USSR spy thriller set during the Cuban Missile Crisis。 It felt authentic。 The author has family ties to the USSR and based a character on one of his relatives。 The story was definitely exciting。 The author's note explained the true history and how he wove his plot and characters around actual events。 I wish he had not used the casual contraction "gonna" in a dialogue between Soviets。 Of course the dialogue is written in English for English speaking readers， but "gonna" is completely unnecessary and detracts from the realism of the dialogue。 Fortunately， this only happened in one dialogue。 Possibly it just slipped by the editors。 。。。more
Margarethe
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Als ich angefangen habe zu lesen， dachte ich cool mal wieder Kalter Krieg。。。。total uncool ist es derzeit。Kubakrise von der sowjetischen Seite erzählt， nachdem man das das Namensgewühl durchschaut hat und die einzelnen Protagonisten zugeordnet hat， gab es immer mal wieder spannenden STellen， klaustrophobische Zustände auf/im Uboot und ja man hat die sowjetische Seite doch mehr kennengelernt。Aber irgendwie hat das große Ganze， der Zusammenhalt， das Runde gefehlt。Hätte man die Perspektiven nebenein Als ich angefangen habe zu lesen， dachte ich cool mal wieder Kalter Krieg。。。。total uncool ist es derzeit。Kubakrise von der sowjetischen Seite erzählt， nachdem man das das Namensgewühl durchschaut hat und die einzelnen Protagonisten zugeordnet hat， gab es immer mal wieder spannenden STellen， klaustrophobische Zustände auf/im Uboot und ja man hat die sowjetische Seite doch mehr kennengelernt。Aber irgendwie hat das große Ganze， der Zusammenhalt， das Runde gefehlt。Hätte man die Perspektiven nebeneinander gestellt ohne den Versuch einen Thriller zu schreiben， wäre es aus meiner Sicht gelungener geworden。Vielleicht auch nur weil ich das erste Buch nicht gelesen habe。 。。。more
Emily
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Mike read: Different perspective of the Cuban Missile Crisis， bringing some conflict amongst the Russians and their side of it。 Too slow to develop。
Neil
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Set during the Cuban Missile Crisis， this was an interesting work of historical told from "the Russian perspective。" Actually， it is about both the Cuban Missile Crisis and the search for a spy working for the British and the Americans。 It starts out quite slow， to be honest， but it does build up steam until the end。 The ending was quite unexpected for me， on the one hand， and I thought the author did a nice job of "generating suspense" even though the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis portion Set during the Cuban Missile Crisis， this was an interesting work of historical told from "the Russian perspective。" Actually， it is about both the Cuban Missile Crisis and the search for a spy working for the British and the Americans。 It starts out quite slow， to be honest， but it does build up steam until the end。 The ending was quite unexpected for me， on the one hand， and I thought the author did a nice job of "generating suspense" even though the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis portion was already known （actually， both outcomes were already known in regards to "history"， but the submarine portion was more suspenseful）。 It is funny - some of the descriptions （depictions？） of Russia and its various intelligence/security agencies really reminded me of some of the technothrillers from the later 80s and early 90s。 That did surprise me。The character development was decent; I do not know that I really cared for the main character （view spoiler）[but I was happy he did not die at the end of the book （hide spoiler）]。 Actually， as I am thinking about it， the character development was probably quite excellent， considering how much I came to despise some of the characters in the book （regardless of their historical authenticity）。 Based on the strong emotions the author was able to generate inside of me regarding some of the characters， he did a great job in that respect。 （view spoiler）[Probably the character I came to care about the most was a character whose name is Sofia Guzman。 She was a Spanish orphan sent to Russia for safety during the Spanish Civil War with her younger brother and grew up a proud communist。 She was separated from her brother upon arrival and did not know he was able to escape to America and live a life as an anti-communist protestor。 She was the most sympathetic character to me because of how she was lied to and used by Vasin （the "hero" and main character of this story） in order to prove another Russian Army officer was a traitor and spy。 （hide spoiler）]There is a decent-sized "Author's Note" at the end of the book that gives the historical background to the story; it is quite interesting to read and helped explain elements of the story。 Granted， if it had been placed "at the beginning" of the book， it would have spoiled the plot。 （view spoiler）[Comments are made in the book about how weak the U。S。S。R。 actually was during that time， that it had maybe four ICBMs that actually worked and could be launched， so the ploy to put nuclear missiles in Cuba was partially to ensure American targets could be hit， but also to be used as a bargaining chip to get the intermediate-range nuclear missiles out of Turkey。 I found myself wondering how true those statements were about the relative nuclear weakness of the U。S。S。R。， considering how American history claims they were far ahead of America in terms of nukes， ICBMs， and other military hardware。I also had no idea that there was a flotilla of four Russian diesel submarines heading for Cuba with nuclear-tipped torpedoes onboard with the express order to use them against U。S。 Navy warships。 That was interesting and fascinating to find out as well。 Thankfully the situation was "peacefully" resolved without actual warfare breaking out。 （hide spoiler）]So， yeah， had I stopped reading it after the first few chapters， I would have rated it 2 stars。 The ending I would rate maybe 3。5 stars， so I will average it at 3 stars。 If the author writes another book about Vasin， I could see myself reading it （as well as the first book， Black Sun）。 Even thought it took me a while to finish it （because I read it over breaks at work）， it still held my interest throughout the course of the entire book， and it was an interesting experience reading about espionage and spies from a Russian perspective （as much as it can be， all things considered）。 As it is， it was an interesting entry into "submarine thrillers" even though it is more of an "espionage thriller" than about submarines。 Even though it was not what I expected， I am glad I took a chance on reading it all the same。 。。。more
Christine Watts
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Two and a half 。。。a bit disappointing as not as good as Black Sun。 Although the novel is based on a true story， I found the layout bitty with the different threads from Moscow to naval warships at sea to the USA too contrived and difficult to embrace as a continuous read。 It took a good 100 pages to really spark my interest although from then on the story was suspenseful and the notes at the end told you what happened to the characters in real life which was interesting。
Dave Capers
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Enjoyable spy thriller set in one of the more fascinating and most dangerous events in human history。 If the series continues It'll be interesting to see how Vasin gets back from his Siberian exile。 Enjoyable spy thriller set in one of the more fascinating and most dangerous events in human history。 If the series continues It'll be interesting to see how Vasin gets back from his Siberian exile。 。。。more
James Winchell
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Well I started this book in Aug 2021 finally picked it back up last week。 At fist I was disappointed but after picking it back up I really liked it。 Good suspense throughout the book。 Good dialogue between the characters。 The author did a real good job bring the characters to life。 The story followed the Cuban Missile Crisis which was cool。
Anthony Philosophos
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I enjoyed Matthews' book and was spellbound by his storytelling。 It was interesting to get a view of the Cuban Missile Crisis from the Soviet side。 I enjoyed Matthews' book and was spellbound by his storytelling。 It was interesting to get a view of the Cuban Missile Crisis from the Soviet side。 。。。more
Katja
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Not my usual genre， but found it an interesting historical fiction read of the Cuban missile crisis。
maskedbookblogger
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Der zweite Band mit dem Titel „Red Taitor“ um Alexander Wassin entführt uns als Leser*In wieder in die kalte UdSSr nach Moskau im Jahre 1962。 Wie schon im ersten Band， ist Alexander weiterhin ein Agentenjäger des KGBs。 Im Kreml soll er nun einen Verräter aufspüren。 Parallel dazu spannt sich die Lage auf der Welt an。 Die Kubakrise steuert auf ihren Höhepunkt und Kennedy und Chruschtschow können die Füße nicht stillhalten。 Als wäre dies nicht schlimm genug， muss Alexander schnell handeln， bevor ei Der zweite Band mit dem Titel „Red Taitor“ um Alexander Wassin entführt uns als Leser*In wieder in die kalte UdSSr nach Moskau im Jahre 1962。 Wie schon im ersten Band， ist Alexander weiterhin ein Agentenjäger des KGBs。 Im Kreml soll er nun einen Verräter aufspüren。 Parallel dazu spannt sich die Lage auf der Welt an。 Die Kubakrise steuert auf ihren Höhepunkt und Kennedy und Chruschtschow können die Füße nicht stillhalten。 Als wäre dies nicht schlimm genug， muss Alexander schnell handeln， bevor ein Kapitän eines sowjetischen U-Boots einen fatalen Schritt macht。 Wie schon im ersten Band， beruht der Plot dieses Buches auf wahren Gegebenheiten。 Ich finde es mal wieder gelungen， dass man Hintergrundinformationen auf den letzten Seiten findet， um mehr über die damaligen Ereignisse zu erfahren。 Die durch den Autor entworfene kalte bzw。 düstere Atmosphäre， die ich schon im ersten Band gelobt hat， kommt von Beginn an des Buches auf。 An Seite von Alexander stürzt man sich in die Machenschaften sowie Mächte der sowjetischen Union。 So wird die Geschichte aus verschiedenen Sichtweisen geschildert。 Ein Highlight dieses Buches waren auf jeden Fall die Kapitel， welche auf dem U-Boot gespielt haben。 Diese hatten einen starken Einfluss auf das Geschehen und waren somit sehr spannend zu lesen。 Wassins Sicht war auch spannend und ich hatte die Möglichkeit ihn weiterkennenzulernen， da ich nach dem ersten Band das Gefühl hatte， dass man ihn als Figur nicht durchblicken kann。 Dies wäre damit zu begründen， dass er im ersten Band einen zwiespältigen Charakter aufwies。 Folglich kann ich nach dem Beenden des zweiten Bandes behaupten， dass ich ihn immer noch nicht komplett durchblickt habe…。 Ahja。。Darüber hinaus lässt sich sagen， dass ich im Vergleich zum ersten Band diesen zweiten Band spannungstechnisch schlechter finde。 Mir fehlte das gewisse Etwas， was ich im ersten Band empfunden hatte。 Zudem war - wie beim ersten Band - hier der Genrebegriff in meinen Augen fehl am Platz， da es in meinen Augen eher ein Krimi war。Fazit: Mit „Red Traitor“ entwirft der Autor eine gute Fortsetzung。 Hinsichtlich der Spannungsgestaltung kann ich sagen， dass dieser Band ein bisschen schwächer， dennoch aber lesenswert ist。 Es ist auf jeden Fall kein leichter Plot， da es an manchen Stellen sehr politisch werden kann。 Jedoch thematisiert der Autor Matthews ein Stück sowjetischer Geschichte， welches beim Lesen den ein oder anderen Leser schocken kann。 Ich bewerte das Buch mit starken 3 Sternen！ 。。。more
Lauren Carlton
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Both the storylines in Red Traitor （the American Spy and the submarines） were both based on true events， even the characters names。 This book is well-researched and a fantastic blend of fact and fiction。 I had gotten Red Traitor as a gift for my partner for his birthday as we had both enjoyed Owen Matthews previous novel， Black Sun。 Red Traitor is set during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962， which I had studied in history during high school which I am glad I did to better understand the historic Both the storylines in Red Traitor （the American Spy and the submarines） were both based on true events， even the characters names。 This book is well-researched and a fantastic blend of fact and fiction。 I had gotten Red Traitor as a gift for my partner for his birthday as we had both enjoyed Owen Matthews previous novel， Black Sun。 Red Traitor is set during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962， which I had studied in history during high school which I am glad I did to better understand the historical background the book is set in。 I feel if I didn't have prior knowledge of this event in history I would not have been as immersed in the story。 It took me about 100 pages before I got my bearings around the characters。 The names of the characters were quite similar and swapped between referring to each other by their first or last name。 Other than that I really enjoyed Red Traitor and thought it was just as good as Black Sun。 Also， I never knew submarines were so big！Alexander Vasin is tasked with finding the head American Spy Korin reported to （Vasin had made up this lie in Black Sun to cover up his tracks）。 Orlov， Vasins boss， believe it is Morotov who works under Serov， Orlovs enemy。 Vasin hears whispers about Operation Anadyr which involves placing nuclear missiles in Cuba。 It does not take long for the U。S to discover this missiles and create a blockade around Cuba， in which an attempt to break it will be seen as an act of war。 Without Khruschevs knowledge， four submarines armed with tactile missiles with a nuclear warhead are dispatched to try and break through the blockage。 The leader of this flotella is Arkhipov， who was aboard K-19， the first of nuclear powered submarines which experienced a meltdown。 Vasin learns of the flotella who are out of range for radio communication with Moscow and are under orders to retaliate with the nuclear missile if attacked。 Vasin risks his life and betrays his Motherland by using Morotov's methods of communicating with the Americans in an attempt to warn them of the nuclear missiles aboard the submarines to prevent a nuclear world war。 However they are caught and the message is destroyed。 However Arkhipov keeps his cool head and does not attack the American ships。 。。。more
Elaine
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Wow！ What a bookSuspenseGood story and plotAnd based on fact
Anne
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4。5 stars
Tony Peck
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An interesting and detailed story set in the 60 s in Russia and submarines off the coast of Cuba。 Tense at times and well written the story in engaging。 The brutality and invasiveness of a brutal regime is apparent。 You also realize that this world is less brutal than in the past。 The submarine s cramped claustrophobic nature is well captured。 Good read。
Glenn A。 Taylor
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I almost gave up on this book because I found the complicated storyline and difficult Russian names very hard to keep track of。 However， I’m glad I finished it。 It’s hard to fathom how many of the actions of the characters were based on very solid realities。 The Bay of Pigs drama has to be one of the most significant times when global nuclear war was so close to actually happening。 Impeccably researched and detailed and worth slogging through all the setup leading to its conclusion。
Brian Williams
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A good combination of spy story， political thriller， and suspenseful submarine/war thriller。 Set within the Cuban missile crisis in 1962， it's got several complex characters， mostly Russians。 The whole Soviet system comes across as paranoid and inhumane: is it the Russian way or just the Soviet system？ The book is a fictional narrative based on actual events and people， thus making it educational narrative too。 There's a list of references at the end of the book for those who want to pursue furt A good combination of spy story， political thriller， and suspenseful submarine/war thriller。 Set within the Cuban missile crisis in 1962， it's got several complex characters， mostly Russians。 The whole Soviet system comes across as paranoid and inhumane: is it the Russian way or just the Soviet system？ The book is a fictional narrative based on actual events and people， thus making it educational narrative too。 There's a list of references at the end of the book for those who want to pursue further reading and study of the missile crisis and the role of the four Russian submarines。 。。。more
David
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Another wonderful novel， or historical fiction， from Owen Matthews that really brings to life the paranoia and mindset of the security forces of the Soviet Union。 Is yes really yes， or is it a no， or a maybe， or yes but don't bring it back to me， or 。。。。 Its hard to tell， and Matthews brings all this thought to life amid a really good spy novel。 And new information about the Cuban missile crisis。 Another wonderful novel， or historical fiction， from Owen Matthews that really brings to life the paranoia and mindset of the security forces of the Soviet Union。 Is yes really yes， or is it a no， or a maybe， or yes but don't bring it back to me， or 。。。。 Its hard to tell， and Matthews brings all this thought to life amid a really good spy novel。 And new information about the Cuban missile crisis。 。。。more
Gram
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A gripping Cold War thriller based on historical fact。 This is Owen Matthews' follow up to "Black Sun" and is set during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war。 The action switches between Moscow and the Sargasso Sea where Russian submarines are set to break the US Navy's blockade， with possibly devastating consequences。 Black Sun's main character - newly promoted KGB Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vasin - is ordered to hunt down a traitor within the u A gripping Cold War thriller based on historical fact。 This is Owen Matthews' follow up to "Black Sun" and is set during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war。 The action switches between Moscow and the Sargasso Sea where Russian submarines are set to break the US Navy's blockade， with possibly devastating consequences。 Black Sun's main character - newly promoted KGB Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vasin - is ordered to hunt down a traitor within the upper ranks of the GRU， Russia's military intelligence。During his investigation， Vasin uncovers a top-secret operation which shows that four submarines have been sent to the Caribbean， each armed with a nuclear torpedo， with orders to fire if attacked。As the stand-off between the USA and Soviet Union escalates， Vasin finds himself on the horns of a dilemma - how to warn the USA without betraying his country。Own Matthews expertly weaves fact and fiction to produce a nail-biting suspense novel。 。。。more
Jordan Steinhoff
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I really enjoyed this book。It's a solid piece of Cold War spy fiction set during the Cuban Missile Crisis。 The fiction is interwoven with actual historical events and personalities and it bring a wonderful level of tension to the book that I don't think would normally be there otherwise。Without having the backdrop of the Missile Crisis this would be a much more dry book and much less interesting though it does take some great turns。 Starting as a standard counter espionage story and then maybe t I really enjoyed this book。It's a solid piece of Cold War spy fiction set during the Cuban Missile Crisis。 The fiction is interwoven with actual historical events and personalities and it bring a wonderful level of tension to the book that I don't think would normally be there otherwise。Without having the backdrop of the Missile Crisis this would be a much more dry book and much less interesting though it does take some great turns。 Starting as a standard counter espionage story and then maybe turning into a bit of an Arlington Road situation and the ultimate resolution held until the actual last few pages of the book。 There's some great twists and turns along the way as characters try to navigate the politics and pressures of working for Soviet Intelligence services。Apparently this is the second book about the main character and I was not aware of this but other than a few hints at things that had happened previously， not having read the first book didn't impact this book at all。 I just thought I'd missed something in the book as I read it。 I'll definitely be going back to check out the first book。The best part of this for me was that it was told from the Soviet perspective。 A lot of this stuff that I've read is always told from a Western perspective。 CIA， MI5， etc。 It was refreshing。 Definitely Check it out。 。。。more
Frank O'connor
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This is a book about soviet espionage， submarine life and international paranoia。 Perhaps because the author is a journalist， it feels completely authentic。 The reader believes they are living the life of a KGB agent or Soviet submariner。 This is the book's great strength。 The story too， is based in fact， and in episodes in history that are both momentous and largely unknown。 The story drags a bit towards the end but is worth the haul。 This is a book about soviet espionage， submarine life and international paranoia。 Perhaps because the author is a journalist， it feels completely authentic。 The reader believes they are living the life of a KGB agent or Soviet submariner。 This is the book's great strength。 The story too， is based in fact， and in episodes in history that are both momentous and largely unknown。 The story drags a bit towards the end but is worth the haul。 。。。more
Lucy Briggs
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Wonder how many governments in the early 1960s had people in charge who were as secretive， ruthless， cruel and power hungry as the Russians portrayed in this book。
Keith
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What a great read！ Cuban Missile Crisis from a Russian Spy's view。 Well recommended What a great read！ Cuban Missile Crisis from a Russian Spy's view。 Well recommended 。。。more
Marshall
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Taking place on the eve of the Cuba Missile Crisis， Owen Matthews constructs two stories based on actual events and people。 The first story concerns four diesel powered Soviet submarines travelling from the USSR to Cuba， all armed with a single nuclear powered torpedo 。 with one quarter the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb。 They are discovered by the US Navy， which， under orders from Kennedy， had established a quarantine zone around Cuba。 Stuck underwater， cut off from communications with Mosc Taking place on the eve of the Cuba Missile Crisis， Owen Matthews constructs two stories based on actual events and people。 The first story concerns four diesel powered Soviet submarines travelling from the USSR to Cuba， all armed with a single nuclear powered torpedo 。 with one quarter the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb。 They are discovered by the US Navy， which， under orders from Kennedy， had established a quarantine zone around Cuba。 Stuck underwater， cut off from communications with Moscow， the sub's batteries slowly draining， the sub's senior officers wrestle with the decision whether to use their nuclear weapon。 The second and more complicated story revolves around the hunt by the KGB， which is in charge of domestic counterterrorism， for a spy。 When the spy turns out to be the personal driver for the head of the GRU （the USSR CIA， and a department within the Ministry of Defense）， a fierce battle ensues between the two agencies。 Eventually， these events get enmeshed with the submarine mission to CubaThere are many good things about this book。 The characters are interesting and the settings， primarily the submarine and 1960's Moscow， lead to dialogue superior to a typical action thriller。 Matthews has a good handle on the perilous and harsh life in the Soviet Union。 From cramped apartments to the use of insane asylums to gain political leverage， the mood is bleak and depicted well without overdoing it。 The tension remains at consistent high level throughout。 The author's note at the end provides excellent historical context， and might be worth reading before starting the book。 。。。more
LM Goodrich
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Enjoyed this book very much。 Interesting reading characters from a Soviet point of view。 Would read another book by this author 👍🏻。
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