Mutiny: The True Events That Inspired The Hunt For Red October

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Authors: Boris Gindin,David Hagberg

WRITING AS DAVID HAGBERG

TWISTER	HIGH FLIGHT
THE CAPSULE	ASSASSIN
LAST COME THE CHILDREN	WHITE HOUSE
HEARTLAND	JOSHUA’S HAMMER
HEROES	EDEN’S GATE
WITHOUT HONOR	THE KILL ZONE
COUNTDOWN	BY DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT
CROSSFIRE	SOLDIER OF GOD
CRITICAL MASS	ALLAH’S SCORPION
DESERT FIRE	DANCE WITH THE DRAGON

WRITING AS SEAN FLANNERY

THE KREMLIN CONSPIRACY	MOSCOW CROSSING
EAGLES FLY	THE ZEBRA NETWORK
THE TRINITY FACTOR	CROSSED SWORDS
THE HOLLOW MEN	COUNTERSTRIKE
FALSE PROPHETS	MOVING TARGETS
BROKEN IDOLS	WINNER TAKE ALL
GULAG	ACHILLES’ HEEL

WRITING NONFICTION WITH BORIS GINDIN

MUTINY: THE TRUE EVENTS

THAT INSPIRED
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

DAVID HAGBERG
AND
BORIS GINDIN

A TOM DOHERTY ASSOCIATES BOOK

NEW YORK

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MUTINY: THE TRUE EVENTS THAT INSPIRED
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hagberg, David.
        Mutiny : the true events that inspired the hunt for Red October /
David Hagberg and Boris Gindin.—1st ed.
                p. cm.
        Includes bibliographical references.
        ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-1350-8
        ISBN-10: 0-7653-1350-2
   1. Mutiny—Soviet Union. 2. Storozhevoi (Ship) 3. Soviet Union—
        History, Naval. 4. Soviet Union—History—1953-1985. I. Gindin,
        Boris. II. Title.
        DK274.H244 2008
        359.1’334—dc22                                                                      2008006492

First Edition: May 2008

Printed in the United States of America

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For Laurie

David Hagberg

This book is for my lovely wife, Yana, with special
thanks. It was she who inspired me to tell this story.
And for my granddaughter, Alexandra Gindin.
My wish is that this book will always remind her of the
immense love I and the rest of the family have for her.

Boris Gindin

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

AUTHORS’ NOTE

PREFACE BY DAVID HAGBERG

PREFACE BY BORIS GINDIN

THE MUTINIES

RIGA

Riga
The Academy
Cold War Considerations
En Route to Havana
The Finest Navy on the Planet
Defending the Rodina
At the Ready
The
Storozhevoy