Submarine: Steel Boats, Iron Men - Military History Documentary DVD | War Stories, Naval Battles & Heroic Sailors | Perfect for History Buffs & Military Enthusiasts

Submarines have always fascinated me even though I could never be in the Silent Service. My psychological makeup just would not let me be there. A friend of mine from long ago college did go into the Silent Service. I never would have expected that of him. This DVD is amazing, a camera crew allowed on an active attack boat for a three? six? month cruise. The tight quarters shown. It does _not_ matter how big the boat gets, the quarters and other "rooms" on the boat are alway tight (a submarine is always called a boat by the way). Extremely interesting even if the LA class is being retired now and replaced by a newer "bigger" class of fast attack boat called the "Virginia" class. The Virginia class is only 15 feet longer than the LA class sub and has whopping 34 feet .beam vs a 33 feet beam for the LA class. (Beam is essentially the diameter of the hull.) This cruise took place in 1989. A couple my wife and I are friends with have a son on a Virginia class sub. The husband was able to spend a few days on board the sub with his son as they were returning to port in the Fall of 2013. The wife will never be able to do do so. But maybe this DVD will give her an idea of the experience her son went through during training and goes through during a cruise.