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The U.S. Navy ruled the waves in the 20th century. It met the challenge of World War II and emerged as the greatest navy in the world. And it has worked hard ever since to maintain its mastery of the seas. No navy on earth is its equal or even comes close. It owes its continued dominance, in part, to its submarines and the submariners who man them. About the start of the 21st century, however, both China and Russia expanded their submarine production....
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"Hyman George Rickover (1900-1986), born Chaim Godalia Rykover in the Polish shtetl of Maków-Mazowiecki in czarist Russia at the dawn of the 20th century, was an almost mythical figure in the United States Navy. A man of ferocious will, engineering brilliance, combative personality, and indefatigable work ethic, he personally oversaw the development of nuclear marine propulsion. During his thirty-five years as chief of Nuclear Reactors, Rickover...
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When a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks, the Navy commandeers the crew of a civilian deep sea oil rig to help in the rescue operation. This perilous mission becomes a wondrous odyssey into the unknown as forces from the ocean's deepest region begin to make contact with the divers.
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The hunt for Red October: CIA analyst Jack Ryan tries to figure out if Russia's best submarine captain is planning to attack the U.S. coast or planning to defect.
Patriot games: When CIA analyst Jack Ryan prevents the assassination of a member of the British royal family by the IRA, Ryan and his family become a target for revenge.
Clear and present danger: CIA agent Jack Ryan's is assigned to investigate the murder of one of the President's friends,...
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CIA analyst Jack Ryan tries to figure out if Russian submarine captain Marko Ramius is planning to attack the U.S. coast or planning to defect; after former CIA analyst Jack Ryan prevents the assassination of a member of the British royal family, one of the terrorists plans to take revenge on Ryan's family, which leads to Ryan's return to the CIA; CIA agent Jack Ryan's assignment is to investigate the murder of one of the President's friends, a prominent...
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