Mutiny: The True Events That Inspired the Hunt for Red October

by Boris Gindin and David Hagberg

Book Overview

In 1984, Tom Clancy released his blockbuster novel, "The Hunt for Red October," an edge-of-your seat thriller that skyrocketed him into international notoriety. The inspiration for that novel came from an obscure report by a US naval officer of a mutiny aboard a Soviet warship in the Baltic Sea. "The Hunt for Red October" actually happened, and Boris Gindin lived through every minute of it. After decades of silence and fear, Gindin has finally come...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765313502
• ISBN13: 9780765313508
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 381 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Forbidden topic finally revealed...

Growing up in Soviet Russia, this topic of true events that inspired The Hunt for Red October was never discussed in my family. Any time I would ask a question, it was politely dismissed by Boris, my mom and grandma... With years passed, I learned not to even bother to address it. So one can really understand my excitement when I, just like everyone else, have finally learned what did actually happen during that unforgettable event of 1975 that changed my family's life forever. Mutiny is fast moving, where action and suspense meet history in shocking ways. Gindin gives plenty of thought-provoking twists in his labyrinthine, perfectly executed plot: history, religion, politics, Soviet Russia and human nature are on a deadly collision course... A racy read, this history-based thriller will keep you in suspense to its very end.

Amazing Story

I,ve always wanted to learn more about the mutiny that took place on board the Storozhevoy. I've read articles and other publications, but nothinkg like this. This book not only provides details history buffs crave, but it does it in a way that entertains the reader. I could not put the book down until I was at the very end.

Mutiny

Mutiny A really great read, it was really awful during "The Cold War" in Russia. It really does give a good insight into "The Hunt for the Red October". Fantastic read. Shelagh Lester (Mrs)

Great read

Mutiny is one of those rare non-fiction works that grips you and doesn't let go until you are at the back cover. The story is an important and true historic event and this book gives many details of how it happened right from the eyes and ears of an officer on board the ship. I've read Mutiny and then passed it on to my father and brother and we all agree, this was a great read.

exciting look at the real events of the The Hunt for Red October

In November 1975, Soviet anti-nuclear submarine frigate FFG Storozhevoy is docked in Riga, Latvia for normal maintenance and repair after six months at sea. Third in command Captain Valery Sablin is appalled by the wide corruption of leading Brezhnev officials and much of the bureaucracy overrun by party hacks including Soviet navy brass. He sees fat cats taking shortcuts with the lives of sailors to pocket money and obtains the best items for themselves and their family. Outraged as only a true believer can be, the Marxist/Leninist fundamentalist decides to take control of the vessel and sail to Leningrad where he would broadcast to the people to overthrown the corrupted. All went well with his plan until the Kremlin learned what he was doing and interceded. This is the real events of the Soviet naval mutiny that led to the novel and movie The Hunt for Red October as related to novelist David Hagberg by then twenty-four years old Senior Lieutenant Gindin, who was part of the crew. The back ground of naval life in the totalitarian superpower is fascinating and well written while setting the stage for the exciting look at the events that happened in late 1975. Although nonfiction and told mostly by the viewpoint of Mr. Gindin though much supported by documentation, Mutiny is a tense thriller that grips readers from start to finish even with knowing the outcome. Harriet Klausner