Time to Die, A
The Untold Story of the Kursk Tragedy

The Kursk's brief life spanned a revolutionary period. She had been planned under Gorbachev, the keel had been "laid down" under Yeltsin, but when finally commissioned, the Soviet Union had self-destructed and she was commissioned into the Russian Northern Fleet, prepared for a war that seemed less......more

A heartbreaking and infuriating book. Another fatal reminder of the inhumanity of bureaucracies and the evil of governments. The pride and "honor" of the Russian Navy, plus fear of revealing technical secrets, cost many lives. During most of the disaster Putin partied and politicked thousands of mil......more

A Time to Die the Kursk Disaster, by Robert Moore. On reflection world headlines focused on some of the crew surviving many days after the incident but evidence points to no one surviving the first 24 hours. Heroism shown by the Russian sailors who bravely attempted rescue with outdated equipment, a......more

This one was really good. Author Robert Moore writes with a captivating style, and the book is long enough to tell the reader the relevant details of the disaster, but not too long that it leaves you bored to tears... The ill-fated Kursk: The book opens with Moore setting the scene, and giving som......more

An excellent book concerning the tragedy of the sinking of the unsinkable cruise missile submarine the Kursk caused by a faulty torpedo that exploded on-board. Many of the requirements for a successful rescue existed- it sank during a major naval exercise settling upright in calm, shallow and clear......more