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Summary: a real sleeper...
Review: I absolutely love submarine fiction and non-fiction. However, Mr. Riker's work is a bore. Very little action and too much needless common "chatter" throughout the book. ...
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Summary: Excellent Read!
Review: I judge most books by how much I look forward to getting back to it once I put it down and whether or not I fall asleep immediately after opening the cover. I do most of my reading during my daily train commute into the Big Apple and it takes a lot to keep me awake and interested in any reading material. Riker provides some excellent material to fill the 90 minute train ride and its material I look forward to reading and when I open the cover I DO NOT fall asleep. Technical content I don' know about, I do know his material keeps my interest high and I enjoy reading it! I look forward to other works by Riker!
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Summary: Excellent Read!
Review: I judge most books by how much I look forward to getting back to it once I put it down and whether or not I fall asleep immediately after opening the cover. I do most of my reading during my daily train commute into the Big Apple and it takes a lot to keep me awake and interested in any reading material. Riker provides some excellent material to fill the 90 minute train ride and its material I look forward to reading and when I open the cover I DO NOT fall asleep. Technical content I don' know about, I do know his material keeps my interest high and I enjoy reading it! I look forward to other works by Riker!
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Summary: Potential was there, but
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. In fact, I sat down one night and could NOT put this book down. I plan on attending the Naval Academy, and serving on submarines, and this book gave me a great picture of submarine life, including the treatment of the "nubs".
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. In fact, I sat down one night and could NOT put this book down. I plan on attending the Naval Academy, and serving on submarines, and this book gave me a great picture of submarine life, including the treatment of the "nubs".
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Summary: Potential was there, but
Review: I was very disappointed - the characters were not well constructed. Gordon's relationship between his wife and father-in-law was weak, but apparently important. The first SEAL mission in the Mideast was interesting, but lead nowhere. Riker introduces Oliver North as a character, describes a high intensity mission, and does nothing to link its outcome to the main plot aboard the Pittsburgh. Biker bar rumbles, switchblades, beer-maidens with a heart of gold, the Big C..... it was pretty tiresome testosterone with no focus. I enjoy the submarine/SEAL genre and there are some great stories to weave, unfortunately, Riker missed the boat on this one.
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Summary: Have to buy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Love the way H. Jay Riker marry the Seal Team and the Superb SILENT SERVICE together. Although it is bit slow moving, it is interesting to read many aspect of the Submarine life of a person living in it. Those who had read the previous Grayback Class book, will either love it or hate it. I simply love both of them. It this book center around, the LOS ANGELES CLASS Submarine, SSN 720 Pittsburgh. Displacement standard, tons:6082 Displacement dived, tons:6927 Length, feet:362 Beam, feet:33 Draught, feet:32.3 Speed, knots: 32 dived. One of the most fearsome underwater manmade machine as it pitt itself against the enermy. Love the author way of telling you Naval jargons and then follow up by explaining, the way he create a charactor, give him a background and then LIFE. So dun wait, go get it!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: a real sleeper...
Review: Riker needs an advisor. The plot was entertaining enough, but there were enough disconnects to make the book sound silly. For example, Riker calls a maneuver to reverse course a "Wilkinson" when it should be a "Williamson turn." All Navy officers of the deck use right and left when giving rudder orders and port and starboard for engine orders to avoid ambiguity. Riker has his CO telling the helmsman to "come to starboard" with no specified course or number of degrees of rudder. And so on. Failure to do his homework mars an otherwise entertaining book.
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Summary: Technical comments
Review: Riker needs an advisor. The plot was entertaining enough, but there were enough disconnects to make the book sound silly. For example, Riker calls a maneuver to reverse course a "Wilkinson" when it should be a "Williamson turn." All Navy officers of the deck use right and left when giving rudder orders and port and starboard for engine orders to avoid ambiguity. Riker has his CO telling the helmsman to "come to starboard" with no specified course or number of degrees of rudder. And so on. Failure to do his homework mars an otherwise entertaining book.
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Summary: Technical comments
Review: Riker needs an advisor. The plot was entertaining enough, but there were enough disconnects to make the book sound silly. For example, Riker calls a maneuver to reverse course a "Wilkinson" when it should be a "Williamson turn." All Navy officers of the deck use right and left when giving rudder orders and port and starboard for engine orders to avoid ambiguity. Riker has his CO telling the helmsman to "come to starboard" with no specified course or number of degrees of rudder. And so on. Failure to do his homework mars an otherwise entertaining book.
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