Cold is the Sea: A Novel - Bluejacket Books | Historical Fiction Adventure | Perfect for Book Clubs & Vacation Reading
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Hailed as heart stopping and almost unbearably suspenseful, Edward L. Beach's third novel is set fifteen years after the end of World War II as the US Navy converts its fleet of conventional submarines to nuclear-powered ships. The book focuses on the USS Cushing, whose sixteen missile silos carry more explosive power than all the munitions used in both world wars. The submarine is on a secret mission to the Arctic Ocean to determine whether her missiles are effective when fired from beneath the ice. When the Cushing is incapacitated with a suspicious Russian sub lurking in the vicinity, the scene is set for a dramatic novel rich in all the technical detail and submarine lore that have entertained millions of readers of Captain Beach's other fictional works.
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Thirty years ago I read Cold Is The Sea by Edward L. Beach. I forgot some of it but knew it was a great book and wanted to read it again and add it to our family library. Beach is a man who walked the talk and was extremely knowledgeable about submarines. Cold Is The Sea has lots of naval submarine action, suspense and drives the reader to read more. This great 348 page book was very well written, and a page burner that I read in 2 days. I couldn't put it down.Its around 1961 and the Navy's nuclear submarine program is beginning to get into high gear. We see Capt. Richardson, and Commanders Keith and Buck three submarine captains. All were WW2 diesel sub Veterans and served on the same boat the WW2 diesel boat the Eel. They all go to the Navy's nuclear operation reactor plant/school headed by a cranky, egotistical Vice Admiral. There is lots of interaction by the three officers wives and family life too. Rich ( Richardson) and others save the reactor plant from disaster. All graduate and Capt Richardson becomes Commodore in charge of a sub squadron. Keith is captain of the Cushing the Navy's newest gigantic nuke Polaris missile boat( ship). Buck becomes captain of the older Manta, a nuke fast attack sub.Keith gets orders to take the Cushing under the ice of the deep Arctic and test to see if its possible to crash through the ice and fire a missile. The Cushing gets attacked by a Russian modified killer sub. Buck and Richardson must try a daring rescue with the Manta sub. Lots of incredible rescue and battle action.I won't ruin the superb ending for you. I was in the Navy and serviced nuke subs on a dry dock in Holy Loch Scotland so I had lots of interest in this exciting book. If you like intense Navy sub battle action with Navy wifes and family life interaction you will love this great book. Beach shows each of the three officers and their wives as real human beings with lots of emotion. You can't help empathise with these people especially poor Keith and his crew. Again wait till you read the superb ending.INMO one of the best submarine novels ever written. I've also read Run Silent Run Deep and a few others and Cold Is The Sea is right there with the very best! 5 stars plus and proudly added to our family library. I plan to buy and read more of Edward L. Beach's submarine books.
