Brief Summary- The Red October successfully docks at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard where Ramius and Williams make a full recovery. The CIA believes that it is possible that some men may still be alive on the V. K. Konovalov, but if they are rescued the Soviet government will learn the truth about the Red October and the V. K. Konovalov, so they are left behind. Ryan is then dismissed, and returns to his family in London.
Journal- I was a bit upset that the men on the V. K. Konovalov weren't saved, but I don't see how they could have saved them and still kept the Red October's successful defection a secret if they had. We could not have held them captive, or just turn them over to the Soviets.
Excellent novel; I would defiantly recommend it.
Would you have rather seen the men live or the secret have been exposed?
ReplyDeleteI think I would liked it if the men were saved, the Soviets are going to learn about the Red October sooner or later. However, it would have messed up the mission if the Soviets demanded the sub back before we had figured out how it worked, so I think letting them die might have been the right call.
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