Silent War MachineSince the beginning of humanity, people have fought for what they want. Tom Clancy shows this through his main character, Marko Ramius, who did everything he could to save his crew from the grip of communism. In Clancy's novel The Hunt for Red October, Clancy describes what someone will do to fight for their freedom. Tom Clancy was born on April 12, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland. He and his parents, a mailman and a credit union clerk, lived a normal life throughout Clancy's childhood. After graduating from high school in Baltimore, Clancy attended Loyola College in his hometown, where he majored in English. Tom graduated from college in 1969 and soon after married Wanda Thomas. Wanda was a manager at an insurance agency and Tom joined the business. Although Clancy wanted a career in the military, he was denied this due to very poor eyesight. He became an insurance broker in Baltimore City and then in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1973, Tom joined the OF Bowen agency, becoming part owner in 1980. Throughout his life, Clancy maintained an interest in the armed forces. “The Hunt for Red October” by Tom Clancy is a thriller about the life of a Soviet submarine. captain who lost his wife to a drunken Russian surgeon. This tragic case of negligence was ignored because the surgeon was the son of a high-ranking Communist Party official. The loss of his wife has for years aroused Captain Marko Radius' hatred towards the corrupt USSR. But now Ramius has the opportunity to act. Captain Ramius was given command of the newest Soviet submarine prototype, the Typhoon-class guided missile submarine. When Americans receive photos of it, they are extremely curious to know why it is so special. Jac...... middle of paper ...... in search of Red October, Clancy suddenly became a celebrity. He was invited to the White House for a private meeting with President Reagan and was greeted by military enthusiasts from across the country. He now had the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of military operations and equipment that he only knew from books and technical manuals. Clancy participated in training exercises and spent a week at sea on a hearing frigate and another on a submarine. Despite the detailed descriptions of life aboard a submarine in The Hunt for Red October, Clancy had never set foot on one before the novel's publication.BIBLIOGRAPHY1) Menand Louis « Very popular mechanisms of the New YorkerContemporary literary criticismEd . Roger Matuz Vol. 112Detroit: Gale 1999, 58-652) Gaudian Unlimited 2007http://books.guardian.co.uk/authors/author/0,,-40,00.html