An entire generation was given a profound appreciation for the Cold War-era submarines with Tom Clany’s debut novel “The Hunt for Red October.” Those submarines were American- and Soviet-made.
Paul Brown’s new study of the Cold War submarines are of a different national variety but nonetheless very much from a major player during the Cold War. “Secret Warriors: British Submarines in the Cold War” is a deep dive into the development, construction and usage of various British submarine classes in an era that witnessed little if any hostile submarine action. The task for these British submarines was tracking enemy subs and using their potential firepower as a means of deterrent.
