Stealth Boat: Fighting the Cold War in a Fast Attack Submarine | 
| Author: Gannon Mchale
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 55045
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 1591145023
Dewey Decimal Number: 359.933092
EAN: 9781591145028
ASIN: 1591145023
Publication Date: October 15, 2008
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The mission of the U.S. Navy's fast attack submarines during the Cold War was a closely guarded secret for many years, but this look back at the period and the part played by those submarines in winning the war gives readers a close-up view of life in one of those subs, USS Sturgeon (SSN637). McHale's memoir covers the years from 1967 to 1970, when as a teenager he was assigned to the nuclear submarine. Readers come to understand how those years profoundly affected the way he lived the rest of his life. The book focuses on McHale's experiences and those of other men with whom he served who have remained his lifelong friends.
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 A Truthful account during a not so truthful time November 14, 2008
This book is a great chronicle during a time that has very few honest moments. This book is for people who love good storytelling and want to know what the actual life of a seaman would have been like during the late 1960's. This book lets you know not only what was happening during the authors life but keeps you up to date on everything in america that was influencing the actions of society and the government.
While reading this book it felt as though I had sat down with the author and a some other members of the crew and asked...."What was it really like?". I feel that Gannon McHale has done a wonderful job of being so honest in his storytelling that you can see why so many crew members trusted him with their lives and their stories.
 A thrilling non-fiction book, with laugh out loud moments. ! October 27, 2008
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Mr. McHale's laughter filled, suspense thriller is a great read, I highly recommend to all, readers of non-fiction and fiction. I was born in 1964 and got a real kick out of Mr. McHale's setting up of the wider culture, what was going on outside of the sub, very evocative. However the real blast is the one-two punch of feeling like I got to know these guys, their funny quirks, pranks, and their dedication to doing a difficult job, with the most complex machine of their time, at the highest levels of achievement.
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