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Code SSN

Tom Clancy

2000336 pagesabout 5–8 hours
2000
first published
  • 1996Berkley Books · 336 pages · ENGISBN 9780425159118
  • 1997HarperCollins Publishers · 364 pages · ENGISBN 9780007796380
  • 2000Wheeler Pub. · 465 pages · ENGISBN 9781568959344
  • 2009Penguin USA, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781101000618
  • 1996Simon & Schuster Audio · ENGISBN 9780671575656
  • 1996Simon & Schuster Audio · ENGISBN 9780671576110
  • 2000Berkley · 350 pages · ENGISBN 9780425173534
  • 1997HarperCollins Publishers Ltd · 384 pagesISBN 9780006510277

The "forgotten Clancy novel," SSN is a complete submarine warfare novel with maps, photos, and a special interview with Tom Clancy and former submarine commander Doug Littlejohns America is at war! China has invaded the oil-rich Spratly islands. The American response has been swift - and deadly. And the Third World War has begun... Captain Bartholomew Mackey is the skipper of the *USS Cheyenne*, a nuclear submarine that thas been dispached to the Spratlys to protect a carrier group. But in a few moments, the *Cheyenne's* mission - and the world - willchange, as a tense situation explodes into a full-scale war of nightmarish proportions. *SSN* is a compelling blend of military fact and fiction - a submarine combat thriller complete with stirring plots and characters, perfectly accurate details, and the chilling knowledge that it really could happen... Based upon the compter simulation game.

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AtmosphereBleak

How it reads

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

ThemesWar

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  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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