The novel, The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy, takes place in the height of the Cold War in the 60 's. The story begins with Captain Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius setting out to sea in the submarine Red October on a mission for his country, the USSR. As time progresses in the submarine we learn that Ramius plans to defect to the United States as he has become inceasingly disgruntled with Soviet rule after the death of his beloved wife. Despite the odd 's stacked against Ramius and even USSR loyalists aboard his sub, he continues on his goal of getting him and his men to the United States to escape what he sees as corrupt rule. Russia however does find out about Ramius ' betrayal and sends their entire fleet after the Red October, as it …show more content…
Throughout the novel i began to wonder if anyone of the events portrayed by Clancy had any historical or real world evidence of occuring, such as mass USSR defection by disgruntled citizens and military figures, the act of scuttling or purposely sinking your own naval vesel, and the United States stance on allowing in fugitives from foreign countries. In The Hunt for Red October, it is questionable as to whether or not the United States would be so openly willing as to send out enitre battleships just to allow asylum to a handful of defectors from foreign countries. In history, there are numerous accounts of defectors coming to the United States during and after WWII. As we as students aren 't generally educated on defectors coming to the United States while in school, it seems questionable to wonder about our nation 's stance on accepting them. People in the novel such as Jack Ryan and Captain Bart Macuso are entirely ready to allow Ramius and his fellow defectors asylum in the States without so much as a second thought, Ryan goes as far as to blatently state that "naturally, we give asylum to the defection officers"(Clancy 72). This statement indicates that providing asylum for defectors is very common within the novel 's world, which is nearly identical to our own, yet we only hear of United States defectors fleeing to
Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and Private First Class Louden Downey enter Private First Class Santiago’s bunk room to perform a “code red,” a form of punishment used by military personal that is not in protocols; the two men were following an order given to them by a superior officer. At Guantanamo Bay orders are taken very seriously. A quote from the film, A Few Good Men, states “they are not permitted to disobey orders,” showing that the two men had no other choice “because they were ordered to do it”(Reiner). The men followed through with a code red rather than disobeying direct orders, which is against their beliefs as a unit. So sometimes following an order can cause a series of unfortunate events or worse to happen, but it is not
The movie Saving Private Ryan directed by Steven Spielberg is probably one of the most exquisite movies to show World War II. Unlike most war movies Saving Private Ryan does not show what we want to see but what we need to see. The graphics used to show the horrific effects on war can drastically put an deep impression in your heart. The movie includes actors such as Tim Hanks, Matt Damon, and Vin Diesel. When Steven came up with the idea for the movie he showed interest in the Niland brothers four siblings who all served in the army during World War II. Brothers Robert, Preston, and Edward were all supposedly killed in action, leading the army to take actions and bring back the last brother Fitz(Private Ryan) home. I'm sure this story created many wonders inside
There is a plethora of shooting games out in the world today. They come on virtually every platform from cell phones to Computers and Xbox’s. Many good games are overlooked for the more mainstream ones such as “Call of Duty” whose games are extremely popular but at best subpar. One of the best new shooters on the market today is “Rainbow six Siege”. One of many games in the Rainbow six saga, Siege is the newest addition to Tom Clancy’s brainchild tactical shooter series. The game features realistic five on five tactical combat between two teams. One of the teams attacks, while the other defends. Rainbow six’s graphics are amazing for a console game and really has the power to immerse a casual gamer. Rainbow also has a perfect formula for mixing in futuristic gadgets with real counter terrorism style combat in small environments such as residential houses and large yachts. Every operator has there own special gadget to gain the edge in combat and trying to guess which operators the enemy team will use is crucial to survival. That being said, you do not make it very far in Rainbow six without some sort of team work and collaboration as opposed to shooters such as Call of Duty that have more of a “one vs. all” run and gun mentality. As the game is rated M for mature by the ESRB, You will need to be over eighteen to purchase it. The strong rating is due to blood, drug references, strong language and violence, which some parents may find okay for their children but some may
The Invasion was destined to fail from the beginning due to the CIA’s plan being backed on false intelligence. From the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the mass exchange of communist ideas would begin, deepening the Cold War and attributing to the pressure and strain placed upon the United States and Russian foreign relations. Failure and doubt in the United States lead to the exploration of new policy and political ideology, as well as a new era in intelligence, political, and military fields, that continues to affect the domestic and foreign policy of today's
There are many conspiracy’s that were and to this day, still operated by the government that cause major disruption in the United States. Conspirators and other similar persons around them began to wonder what the government was really up to behind closed doors. The Conspiracy of Operation Northwoods, a false flag Operation, was a proposition presented to President Kennedy via the DOD and JCS; Operation Northwoods was going to be used to gain political support for a war against Cuba – Northwoods was a conspiracy of which terrorist attacks were going to be planned to kill innocent Americans and Cubans in the United States and place blame on Cuba; In connection, the terrorist attack of September 11th were said to be conducted by the United States but was blamed on al Qaeda; Operation Northwoods seemingly shows how ruthless, cruel and the distance the government is willing to go in order to gain political support by attempting to start wars with foreign communist countries.
In today’s issue, we will be covering all the major events that have transpired in The Red Badge of Courage as a sort of “catch-up” for new readers. Firstly, it all began when young Henry Fleming enlisted in the Union Army, wanting to fight for his country. He expects war to be thrilling and exciting, and for him to come back a decorated hero, praised by the town. However, it starts out far from his dreams. Instead, his regiment is only told to stay where they are, drilling and training over and over again and abstaining from any combat. Finally, his wish is granted as his regiment moves out, but not in the way they expected. The “moving” simply consisted of them stopping in one area, settling down, then being ordered to move again, repeating
My position is the Red Scare. First of all, the reason why I picked this topic was because the Red Scare was an effect from the Cold War. In other words, this was a political, social, and economic matter involving the communist party, USA government, teachers, and leaders. As follows, this issue was taken place in the USA in the late 1940’s through the early 1950’s.(1947-1957) Therefore, this conflict was many leaders, professors, other teachers, and many other business workers were fired if they were found even with any signs of communism. For that reason, that main cause of the Red Scare was to cause a range of action that had ruin the USA society instead of starting another war (history/red scare.)
If the world was a foggy moor, knowledge and wisdom gained from that knowledge is the light shining through the mist. One spectacular example of information being hidden and manipulated from the people would be the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine. The U.S.S. Maine, reportedly, was on a peaceful trip near Havana Harbour in Cuba, when “a massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana harbor, killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members aboard.” Originally, no one knew what had happened to the ship. Later investigations said that the ship was likely destroyed because of a fire in it’s ammunition stocks, but at the time no one knew what had really happened.
In movies or tv shows some of them have a character that is the brave one; the one who stands up in a sticky situation and saves the day, but how did they become the brave one what makes them a hero? Anyone can be a hero like a solider in the army, someone's mother or father, or even a loved one. Stephen Cranes, Red badge of courage shows the difficult obstacles that a young man named Henry Fleming encounters, which shows that it takes a lot more to become a hero. Henry Fleming has the actions of a hero because he shows Courage, Fear, and Transformation.
Who is Marko Ramius? Marko Ramius was a Lithuanian-born Russian and a Soviet Union sub commander of the Red October, a Soviet Typhoon-class submarine. He wanted to find asylum in the US, so he defected.
The Cold War was a time of closed mindedness and segregation of ideas. In William Golding’s book, The Lord of the Flies, Golding tells the story of the Cold War while at the same time hiding it under a tale of boys stranded on the island.
“Sua sponte”, which is Latin for “Of their own accord” has a few contexts. In law, it means an action taken without request from other people or parties, often by a judge. In the military, it is the motto of the U.S. Army’s 75th Airborne Ranger Regiment. Both contexts are relevant to the novel of Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy, the story of the origin of an international NATO-based joint special operations/counterterrorism task force. All of the plans are in place for “the Project”, directed by Horizon Corporation CEO Dr. John Brightling and his security assistant/CEO of Global Security, Inc. Bill Henriksen. Tough and lethal, the virus Shiva has finally finished testing and is ready for use at the Olympics in Australia as the Project’s
As far as politics go, the policies of a country does not always represent that of an individual in other words don’t act until you have spent a minute in somebody else's shoes. This is represented by Tom Clancy’s “The Hunt for Red October” and many historical events. Whether it be a nuclear submarine's officers, or mig pilots seeking political asylum, Russia weren’t always as forward as the are now. This classic novel has been about the journey of Captain Ramius. His wife has just died due to medical complication and he has blamed the poor doctors in Russia, so he takes his top officers aboard his variant of the Typhoon Class Ballistic Missile submarine, The Red October. On the other side of the Atlantic Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst and historian
The term “Covert Action” brings with it a connotation of shadowy figures wrapped in secrecy and intrigue. It also brings with it a substantial amount of moral questions as to “what is right.” The use of covert action has been widely publicized since the early seventies, but trying to find out the truth to these events has been difficult to say the least. What is even more difficult, is historically recording these events into categories of successes or failures. These operations are difficult to dissect because of their secrecy and although events have been recorded, some facts simply aren’t apparent. This paper will seek to identify the complex issues associated with covert operations.
The Cold War: A New History written by John Lewis Gaddis (a professor at Yale University who wrote other books such as The United States and the Origins of the Cold War and Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of Postwar American National Security) delivers a summarized, yet skewed interpretation of what had happened during the era known as the Cold War. Throughout the book, the author attempts to provide history of the Cold War, while adding in generalizations, incomplete facts, as well as flat out bias.