October Fury, Peter A. Huchthausen
October Fury, Peter A. Huchthausen
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October Fury

Author: Peter A. Huchthausen

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 10 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/02/2014

Synopsis

Drama on the high seas as the world holds its breathIt was the most spectacular display of brinkmanship in the Cold War era. In October 1962, President Kennedy risked inciting a nuclear war to prevent the Soviet Union from establishing missile bases in Cuba. The risk, however, was far greater than Kennedy realized.October Fury uncovers startling new information about the Cuban missile crisis and the potentially calamitous confrontation between US Navy destroyers and Soviet submarines in the Atlantic. Peter Huchthausen, who served as a junior ensign aboard one of the destroyers, reveals that a single shot fired by any US warship could have led to an immediate nuclear response from the Soviet submarines.This riveting account re-creates those desperate days of confrontation from both the American and Russian points of view and discloses detailed information about Soviet operational plans and the secret orders given to submarine commanders. It provides an engrossing, behind-the-scenes look at the technical and tactical functions of two great navies along with stunning portraits of the officers and sailors on both sides who were determined to do their duty even in the most extreme circumstances.As absorbing and detailed as a Tom Clancy novel, this real-life suspense thriller is destined to become a classic of naval literature.

About Peter A. Huchthausen

Captain Peter A. Huchthausen, USN, (1939–2008) served aboard destroyers and commanded a river patrol section in Vietnam. After the war, he became an intelligence officer and served as the US Naval attaché in Yugoslavia, Romania, and the Soviet Union. He retired from the navy in 1990.

About Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dan

Written mostly from the point of view of the Russian captains of the diesel subs sent to Cuba during the missile crisis. The author was an officer on one of the best antisubmarine warfare (ASW) destroyers in the Atlantic fleet, so his anecdotes are quite interesting as well, but the Russian experien......more

Goodreads review by Luke

Excellent book covering the Cuban Missile Crisis from both the U.S. and Soviet Navy side. The author provides a first hand account from his time in the navy aboard a destroyer during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It’s also great reading about the Soviet side of events leading up to and during the Crisis......more

Goodreads review by Doug

One of the better books about a major event during the Cold War; Cuban Missile crisis. Author was junior Navy officer aboard destroyer involved with blockade to prevent missile getting to Cuba. Lots of first person experiences for him, his ship and other destroyers. Also a bonus feature is what was......more

Quotes

“Huchthausen knows the hidden history of the Cuban missile crisis…October Fury contains startling revelations.” Tom Clancy

“The book is tinged with humorous anecdotes, and Huchthausen succeeds admirably in portraying sympathetically the sailors who would have been the first to die if war had been declared.” Library Journal (starred review)

“Huchthausen details the story of what happened in those waters in this riveting account, based on his own experience and extensive interviews he conducted with former Soviet submariners and his former shipmates…Nicely balanced between operational and analytical material, this account should satisfy action-seeking lay readers and buffs.” Publishers Weekly

“In addition to discussing everything you ever wanted to know about submarines and naval vessels, Huchthausen tells of the political and military actions that led up to that historic time in US history. Grover Gardner becomes indistinguishable from Huchthausen as he describes technical details, Soviet military feats, and US military maneuverings. History buffs will enjoy this biography / historical narrative.” AudioFile

“Based on the author’s interviews with the principal Soviet officers, Huchthausen’s narrative imparts the claustrophobic feeling characteristic of submarine stories, with the added tension of a possible nuclear war…A sailor’s-eye view of the missile drama.” Booklist

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