SSN (novel)

SSN (novel)

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author = Tom Clancy
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Thriller novel
publisher = Putnam
release_date = 1996 (1st edition)
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 336 pp (paperback edition)
isbn = ISBN 0-425-15911-6 (paperback edition)
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"SSN" (1996) is a novel by Tom Clancy following the missions of the US Navy nuclear attack submarine (SSN) USS "Cheyenne" during a fictional war with China over the Spratly Islands, based on the video game of the same name.

The novel continues the Clancy tradition of exceptional attention to detail, particularly regarding the description of military equipment. It is however different on one important way, true to the title almost the entire book describes the operations of "Cheyenne". Other Clancy books follow a more global path, featuring sub-plots, entire military operations, politics and personal sub-plots.


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