Nimitz Class audiobook

First in a series of novels focusing on submarine warfare.When an aircraft carrier is sunk in the Mediterranean, the navy starts investigating the reason why, and starts the search for a submarine.Very good, with a lot of tension, in the way the best submarine books and movies have.

"The shooter, his eyes glued on the cockpit, saluted, bending his knees and touching two fingers of his left hand onto the deck. Skip Martin gestured: "Forward." A crewman, kneeling in the catwalk narrowly to the left of the big fighter jet, hit the button on catapult three, and ducked as the outrageous mechanism hurled the Hornet on its way, screaming down the deck, its engines burning flat out, leaving an atomic blast of air in its wake. Everyone watched, even veterans almost holding their breaths, as the aircraft rocketed off the carrier and out over the water, climbing away to port." -page 22.Nimitz Class is one of a kind, ranked closest to some of my highest ranked thrillers yet. Two sides- the offender and the defender, desperately trying to outlast the other. Propaganda, tragedies, mysteries, . . . and someone right under you, carefully calculating your every step. This could easily be one of the best novels I’ve read.Patrick Robinson writes this novel in the genre, realistic fiction, published in 1997. It takes place in the Indian Ocean, Asia, and the U.S. The main characters include Bill Baldridge, Admiral Morgen, and the offender (yet to be discovered). The conflict happens when a torpedo collides with the Jefferson( a ship), holding hundreds of important military figures. That begins the search for the person responsible for this awful tragedy. The point of view is told from the offenders, and the defenders. It is told in third person omniscient. The plot consists of huge twists, breath-taking events, and a shocking ending. The theme is: people who commit a crime, will be given their punishment. The whole story is set in a quizzical, erudite tone. I believe Nimitz Class should be seen to others as a beautiful piece of literature for its power to constantly keep the reader to question the next set of events. It makes the reader grasp every detail and every word, and imagine everything. Constantly replaying over and over again in your mind until you are able to get back to it, and finish the book to the end. The book is also somewhat didactic, speaking of marine radars, the military, submarines, and other useful knowledge that can give you an advantage over others. Others may see it as complicating and confusing to ones who do not understand the complex words and events that take place. However, if might force you to research and engage in topical subjects you once never knew about. This book can expand your vocabulary and knowledge drastically.

* I actually set aside my trek thru Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series to entertain this volume after it had been teasing me from the shelf for almost a year. * If you like espionage thrillers but are a little worn out by the lengthy Clancy types (my opinion only) then you will thoroughly enjoy Robinson. * Admiral Sandy Woodward puts it best: "And in its' pages [the book] also raises the question of how, in a turbulent and dangerous world, we make our resolution plain, without excessive cost in both material and, more particularly, people ... I would suggest that serving Naval officers read it, perhaps especially Navy cadets, who may have ambitions to join the Submarine Services on either side of the Atlantic."* Vince flynn will remain on-hold as I now pursue Robinson's next work Kilo Class

Great military thriller set in the modern world with much intrigue and hidden agents. A rogue submarine does the impossible and sinks a US carrier.

Nimitz Class by Patrick Robinson is what-if scenario that touches somewhat close to some of my dearest subjects: the US Navy and the Nimitz class nuclear aircraft carrier. My brother and I have both, in our turn, served on Nimitz class carriers during the cold war and even during some mildly warmer conflicts. When both of us enlisted, our main adversary, and a deadly one at that, was known to be the Soviet Union. We often said our wartime mission against the Soviet Union would be to launch aircraft-- only-- because we wouldn't be around for the recovery. As it turned out, the cold war ended a great deal more satisfactorily than that, for which I am grateful. But other dangers abound, and thus the mission of the US Navy continues. This novel is a fictionalized account of one such danger: a single, well-placed diesel-electric submarine armed with a nuclear torpedo. This book is fairly old now, but I like the approach that Robinson takes with it. He clearly writes as a fan of the carriers, and of the United States' role in keeping the peace by securing the free flow of trade and the ascendance of rogue states. I liked this military thriller, with just a few squawks. Sometimes the dialogue seems either forced or fake, as in: "So. Into the valley of death rode the six thousand," or "Tell me you're kidding me. You could not be serious. You are sitting there telling me that we somehow have to deal with the biggest single peacetime crisis in American history? You sure that as Joint Chiefs we're not having some kind of a Joint Dream." Also, no one in the US Navy, to my knowledge, ever uses "air force" to describe an embarked air wing. One more thing, and it's mainly a problem because air traffic control was my job in the service, but the Landing Signal Officer isn't the only person, or even necessarily the main person, talking down aircraft during landings. Air traffic controllers do most of the talking during nighttime (Case III) flight ops. The phraseology was really pretty off the mark. These, however, are not major problems; I just felt that they needed mentioning. Overall, Robinson's book was well worth digging off the shelf of my folks' home. It was probably given to my late dad (retired Navy) as a gift from one of his sea-going sons. I feel certain the old salt probably liked it too.

If you're in the mood for a novel about modern warfare and submarines, this one is pretty good. A brilliant sub commander from another country, trained at the esteemed British academy for submariners sinks the USS Jefferson aircraft carrier with a nuclear torpedo. At first, it looks like a nuclear mistake on the carrier. But the clever men in armed forces identify and then try to track down the man who was at the helm when he gave the order to fire--because he has one more nuclear torpedo. The novel is not as good as the best Clancy but it's in the same vein. Could the characters have been humanized more? Yes. Could the plot have been tightened? Yes. Still, I am intrigued enough to read the sequel.

Patrick Robinson’s debut is a good technothriller about a Nimitz class carrier getting destroyed and the resultant search for the guilty. lt It was as exciting as a Clancy novel, but without the tedious explanations of minutiae. I enjoyed this book. Interesting plot. The version that I listened to was only about three hours long and it was exciting all the way. While I thought it was a solo book, I found out that there are 9 more in the series...here we go!

Military suspense top classVery realistic, excellent plot, and very detailed giving auto of authenticity to the story. Makes one wish to find and read more of Patrick Robinson’s books!

I enjoyed this book. Interesting plot. The interspersing of the two different sides early on was interesting.I inadvertently read Kilo Class first, so this helped fill in a few holes.

Quite an interesting start with many details. The hunt for the attackers is also interesting but the end is not equal to all of these. It still kept me interested in the sequels.

You can't go wrong with any of his sub books. While the meta narrative over all books eventually stretches probability. Each of these on their own is a great narrative focused on sub warfare.

Absolutely Loved this book.. Submarine books are always of interest to me but this is absolutely top notch.

Edge of the seat reading

Good fictional story about a Nimitz Class aircraft carrier that vanishes in a nuclear blast. Gives detail about the inner workings of that warship.

Great story.Excellent. Full of surprises with excellent technical information. Fine political thinking as well. Where is the revenge I looked for?

I read the reviews before I read this book. From some of the reviews a lot of people compared this to a Tom Clancy novel especially the Jack Ryan series. However I went into this book with the expectation that it was going to be a Tom Clancy knock off. However it was a good book and its own right. He did Russia story a little fact. However I think it was well worth the read. And definitely if you're looking for a good historical novel book this is definitely a great book. I enjoyed it. A lot of the information in it was very interesting to learn.

This is a chilling preview into our world and what could happen if a nuclear weapon is deployed against an aircraft Carrier. The plot is told in amazing detail and spans the entire globe. The technical details have been verified by Former Senior Naval Officers for their accuracy. It a s a book you cannot put down, and leaves you feeling helpless if a single nuclear detonation can do this, with current weaponry, what would a MAD exchange do to our world?

Good 'Tom Clancy-like' book, but - as I mentioned before - too much right-wing politics for me (the Koch brothers, Democrats pooh-poohed, Republicans lauded).The British author - Patrick Robinson - could and should learn from Mr. Clancy - keep the pages turning and avoid/minimize the political bias.(I will, however, look for more books by this author, hence the 4-star rating. BUT - I will watch out for the politics!)