This book is intended to be an illustrated view to a few of Russia’s modern submarines. It offers looks not available anywhere else of the experimental Beluga, with its body of revolution design. The Alfa, which turned the western world on end with its unexpected arrival on the scene, is shown closely for the first time in a book, out of the water in dry dock photographs revealing delightful detail. The Akula, the modern day workhorse of the Russian Navy, and the immense Typhoon are also shown. Both of which have an enormous presence wherever they are seen. Many of the photographs inside the book are dry dock pictures.
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Wayne Frey was born in 1958 in Monroe Louisiana. A graduate from Northeast Louisiana University, Wayne has traveled several times overseas to research Russian submarines, investigate submarine bases, and interview submarine officers. Wayne is a member of the St. Petersburg Submarine Club, in St. Petersburg Russia, an organization dedicated to helping the widows and orphans of submariners “still on patrol”, and a gathering point of submariners who truly belong to the Brotherhood of the Fin Submariners.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Would be five but for the paper quality,
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This review is from: Russian Submarines: Guardians of the Motherland (Paperback)
This is a very impressive collection of photographs of these four Russian submarines. I gigged the book a star based on the lackluster paper quality which makes some of the detail on the photos quite difficult to make out. However, for someone who has been interested in Soviet/Russian submarines for two and a half decades, this book is a treasure-trove. I had no idea of the fine ridges and what have you on the Akula's props, for instance, which show some real attention to minimizing cavitation. The clear photos of the cut-outs and masts in the sail is something that the DoD would have killed for 15 years ago.
I also think the choice of subs was a good one. The Typhoon SSBN and Akula and Alph SSN's are probably the most known of the Russian subs and thus will probably attract the most interest. The Mike is an odd choice but does show the development of Soviet ideas of submarine design. The text is sparse, but the photos are amazing. In this day and age with the internet one can usually find better walkarounds on the net for free than what you'd get by buying a book. This one is a clear exception as there are photos of details on these subs that I have never been able to find in hours of Googling.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another good submarine book,
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This review is from: Russian Submarines: Guardians of the Motherland (Paperback)
This book was better than others I have bought. It's obviously put together by someone who knows quite a bit about Cold War Soviet boats. Lots of pix that any free-world person involved in the ASW arena of the Cold War would appreciate.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Poorly written,
By Michael E. Bahr (Milwaukee, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Russian Submarines: Guardians of the Motherland (Paperback)
Good thing the text in this book is very limited... as the author and editor seem unable to form full sentences or find spell check. Photos are good, but the small amount of explanatory captions assumes the reader knows what the author is thinking. C'mon... even spelling "angles" as "angeles" on the back cover. Really, is that the best they can do?
Includes a silly warning about copyright infringement in the forward. Capped off by a ridiculous photo of the author dressed in some sort of mock naval uniform. Aside from the photos, the package is sophomoric at best. Really disappointed in the lack of professionalism.
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